Jennifer just got a job teaching sewing classes at In Stitches sewing center. In the classroom, there is a big bag with spools of thread for students to use. Before teaching her first class, Jennifer randomly picked some spools of thread from the bag. She got 7 blue, 4 black, 8 brown, 9 white, 5 green, and 2 yellow spools of thread.Based on the data, what is the probability that the next spool of thread Jennifer picks will be green?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Q. Jennifer just got a job teaching sewing classes at In Stitches sewing center. In the classroom, there is a big bag with spools of thread for students to use. Before teaching her first class, Jennifer randomly picked some spools of thread from the bag. She got 7 blue, 4 black, 8 brown, 9 white, 5 green, and 2 yellow spools of thread.Based on the data, what is the probability that the next spool of thread Jennifer picks will be green?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Find Total Spools: First, let's find the total number of spools Jennifer picked from the bag. Add up all the spools: 7 blue + 4 black + 8 brown + 9 white + 5 green + 2 yellow.
Identify Green Spools: Next, identify the number of green spools Jennifer picked, which is given as 5.
Calculate Probability: Now, calculate the probability that the next spool Jennifer picks will be green. The probability is the number of green spools divided by the total number of spools.
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction 355 to its lowest terms.
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