Question

The probability of picking a pen from my bag is 3/8 if there are 16 pens and pencils in total. What is the probability of picking a pencil at random.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

the amount of pens and pencils doesn't really matter because we can use the following formula.

P(E) + p(not E) = 1

P(E) means the probability of something happening. Here this is x.

p(not E) means the probability of something not happening. Here this is 3/8.

So 3/8 + x = 1

Solve the rest by urself