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I have a jar of sweets. 114 red, 35 blue, 67 green and 9 yellow.
What chance do I have of picking a yellow one with my eyes shut?
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Answer
1 in 25 = 4 percent.
Reasoning
In total, there are 114 + 35 + 67 + 9 = 225 sweets.
There are 9 yellow sweets, so the probability is 9 ÷ 225 = 0.04 = 4% = 1 in 25.
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