I have a bag of trail mix. Half of the bag contains peanuts, one-fourth of the bag is chocolate candies, and one-fourth of the bag is dried fruit. What is the probability that I will select a peanut?
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one-half
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one-fourth
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one-third
explain
The probability of selecting a peanut can be found by dividing the number of peanuts in the bag by the total number of items in the bag.
Let's say we have 100 items in the bag (this is just an example, the actual number of items doesn't affect the probability calculation). Since half of the bag is peanuts, that means we have 50 peanuts.
Therefore, the probability of selecting a peanut would be 50/100, which simplifies to 1/2.
So the answer is one-half or 1/2.