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You Have a Bowl of Skittles: 10 Are Blue, 12 Are Red 7 Are Green, and 5 Are Yellow 1. What Is the Probability of Getting a Blue

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You have a bowl of skittles: 10 are blue, 12 are red 7 are green, and 5 are yellow 1. What is the probability of getting a blue skittle? a. 29.4% b. 35.3% C. 20.6% d. 14.7%

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Answer

### a.

Explanation

## Step 1: Calculate the total number of skittles.### Add the number of skittles of each color: .## Step 2: Calculate the probability of picking a blue skittle.### Divide the number of blue skittles by the total number of skittles: .## Step 3: Convert the probability to a percentage.### Multiply the probability by 100%: .