A farmer conducted an inventory on his two square kilometers of rainforest; the results are in the table. He plans on randomly selecting a seedling to experiment on when he goes back to the forest. What is the probability that he will randomly pick a type B plant? Write your answer in the simplest form of a fraction. (1 point) $$
The total number of seedlings in the forest is 8000. From the table, we see that there are 1000 type B seedlings.
The probability of picking a type B seedling is given by:
$$\text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of type B seedlings}}{\text{Total number of seedlings}} = \frac{1000}{8000} = \frac{1}{8}$$
So, the probability that the farmer will randomly pick a type B plant is $\frac{1}{8}$.