Scarlet has a box with 16 black pens and 8 red pens. The probability that a pen randomly picked from the box is a red pen is_ Scarlet uses a six-sided die to find the probability that each color of pen is picked. She assigns the numbers 1 and 4 on the die for red pens, and assigns 2, 3, 5, and 6 for black pens. Using this simulation, the probability of picking a red pen is _ and the simulation used is ___

1.

A) 2/3

b) 1/2

c) 1/3

b) 1/4

2.

A) 2/3

b) 1/2

c) 1/3

b) 1/4

3.

A) suitable

B) not suitable

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Mathematics

Keyon Chung

6 November, 12:50

Scarlet has a box with 16 black pens and 8 red pens. The probability that a pen randomly picked from the box is a red pen is_ Scarlet uses a six-sided die to find the probability that each color of pen is picked. She assigns the numbers 1 and 4 on the die for red pens, and assigns 2, 3, 5, and 6 for black pens. Using this simulation, the probability of picking a red pen is _ and the simulation used is ___

1.

A) 2/3

b) 1/2

c) 1/3

b) 1/4

2.

A) 2/3

b) 1/2

c) 1/3

b) 1/4

3.

A) suitable

B) not suitable

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Corinne Good · Answer 1

1 is c

2 is c

3 is a

Since probability is the part to the whole. 8/24 which simplifies to 1/3

On the dice it has 2 spots for red and 4 for black which part to whole is 2/6 which is 1/3. Which gets to the same answer to make it correct.

I'm pretty sure that's right.