Question

2) A box contains 5 red, 8 blue and 3 green pens. Rutuja want to pick a pen at
random. What is the probability that the pen is blue. write solve​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of pens = 5+ 8+3

= 16

Number of blue pens = 8

Therefore, required probability =

Number of blue pens

Total number of pens

= 8

16

= 1

2

Hence, the probability that the pen is blue is = 1/2.