A box contains five blue, eight green, and three yellow marbles. If a marble is selected at random, what is the probability that it is yellow?
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3/16
3/8
1/3
i think 3/16 , because the total of the marbel is 16 and u want the probability of the yellow which equal to 3 .
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To find the probability of selecting a yellow marble, we need to know the total number of marbles and the number of yellow marbles.
The total number of marbles in the box is the sum of the blue, green, and yellow marbles: 5 + 8 + 3 = 16.
The number of yellow marbles in the box is 3.
So, the probability of selecting a yellow marble is given by the number of yellow marbles divided by the total number of marbles: 3/16.
Therefore, the correct answer is 3/16.