Stephen read 12 books, 20 magazines, and 17 newspaper articles last year. Based on this data, what is a reasonable estimate of the probability that Stephen's next reading material is a magazine? Choose the best answer. Choose 1 answer: (A) 0.20 (B) 0.24 (c) 0.35 (D) 0.41

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Calculate Total Reading Materials: First, we need to calculate the total number of reading materials Stephen read last year. This is the sum of books, magazines, and newspaper articles. Total reading materials = Number of books + Number of magazines + Number of newspaper articles Total reading materials = 12 + 20 + 17 Total reading materials = 49Find Probability of Magazine: Next, we need to find the probability that Stephen's next reading material is a magazine. The probability is the number of magazines divided by the total number of reading materials. Probability of a magazine = Number of magazines / Total reading materials Probability of a magazine = 20 / 49Simplify Fraction: Now, we simplify the fraction to get a decimal that we can compare with the given options. Probability of a magazine ≈ 0.4081632653Round Decimal: We round the decimal to two places to match the format of the given options. Rounded probability ≈ 0.41

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