SOLUTION: a drawer contains 4 pens, 2 pencils, and two markers. You randomly select something to write with from the drawer. The P(select a pencil) is _____. (answer in reduced fraction form
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Question 312936: a drawer contains 4 pens, 2 pencils, and two markers. You randomly select something to write with from the drawer. The P(select a pencil) is _____. (answer in reduced fraction form).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P(pencil)=2/(4+2+2)=2/8=1/4
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