Leslie is a biologist. She is going to randomly select one animal from her lab to study. There are 5 salamanders, 3 crayfish, and 12 minnows in her lab.
What is P?

Respuesta :

5/20 but if you were to simplify it then 1/4

Answer:

[tex]0.25[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability = Number of favorite outcomes / Number of possible outcomes

There are [tex]5[/tex] favorable outcomes ( the

There are [tex]20[/tex] possible outcomes ( the [tex]5+3+12=20[/tex] total animals).

P (salamander) [tex]=[/tex] [tex]\frac{5}{20}[/tex] [tex]= 0.25[/tex]