Question

A box contains 2 red pencils, 2 blue pencils, and 1 black pencil. If you pick a pencil at random, what is the probability of picking 1 red

pencil?

Answer 1

2/5=0.4 (40%)

Explanation:

there are 2 red pencils, and a total of 5 pencils. So the probability is 2/5=0.4

(40% chance of picking a red pencil)