Owen knows he only has three pencils in his backpack, and they are yellow. He reaches into his backpack without looking and takes out a pencil. What is the probability that the pencil was yellow?

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Owen knows he only has three pencils in his backpack, and they are yellow. He reaches into his backpack without looking and takes out a pencil. What is the probability that the pencil was yellow?

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The probability is 100% because all pencils were yellow

Esteban Collado answered Nov 23, 2021

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Answer:

100% or 3/3

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because if he knows theyre all yellow he isnt going to pull one out thats not yellow.

Marek Dorda answered Nov 28, 2021

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