At the first faculty meeting of the school year, Mifflin Middle School gives away prizes. This year, Mrs. Ramirez won a big basket of markers in assorted colors. She randomly picks one from the basket, notes its color, then puts it back. She does this 15 times and finds that she has picked 4 green, 3 pink, and 8 blue markers.Based on the data, what is the probability of choosing a blue marker?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Q. At the first faculty meeting of the school year, Mifflin Middle School gives away prizes. This year, Mrs. Ramirez won a big basket of markers in assorted colors. She randomly picks one from the basket, notes its color, then puts it back. She does this 15 times and finds that she has picked 4 green, 3 pink, and 8 blue markers.Based on the data, what is the probability of choosing a blue marker?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Calculate total markers picked: Calculate the total number of markers picked by Mrs. Ramirez. She picked 4 green, 3 pink, and 8 blue markers.
Determine blue marker frequency: Determine the number of times a blue marker was picked and calculate the probability of picking a blue marker.
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