Mrs. Montoya just got a large box of juggling balls in a variety of patterns that she will use in her PE class. Her homeroom students are curious about what patterns are in the box, so they randomly select a juggling ball, record its pattern, put it back in the box, then mix the balls up. They do this 16 times and count 3 spotted, 5 rainbow, 6 solid, and 2 camouflage juggling balls.Based on the data, what is the probability of choosing a spotted juggling ball?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Q. Mrs. Montoya just got a large box of juggling balls in a variety of patterns that she will use in her PE class. Her homeroom students are curious about what patterns are in the box, so they randomly select a juggling ball, record its pattern, put it back in the box, then mix the balls up. They do this 16 times and count 3 spotted, 5 rainbow, 6 solid, and 2 camouflage juggling balls.Based on the data, what is the probability of choosing a spotted juggling ball?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
Count Total Juggling Balls: Count the total number of juggling balls selected and recorded.
Identify Spotted Balls: Identify the number of spotted juggling balls.
Calculate Probability: Calculate the probability of selecting a spotted juggling ball.
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