Question

There are 7 blue , 3 pink , 4 yellow , and 2 red markers in the tray . What is the probability that you will pick a yellow marker ?

Answer 1

1/4 or 25%

Explanation:

The probability of picking a yellow marker is the same as how "big of a part" the yellow markers are out of the total number of markers.

Let's find the total number of markers:

7 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 16

There are 16 markers in total. Out of these, 4 are yellow.

Thus, the probability of picking a yellow will be:

`(yellow)/(total)=(4)/(16) = (1)/(4)`

Answer: 1/4

We can also write it as a percentage:

`(1)/(4) * 100\% = 25\%`