Question

Leslie is a biologist. She is going to randomly select one animal from her lab to study. There are 5 salamanders, 3 crayfish, and 12 minnows in her lab.

What is P?

Answer 1

`0.25`

Explanation:

Probability = Number of favorite outcomes / Number of possible outcomes

There are
`5` favorable outcomes ( the

There are
`20` possible outcomes ( the
`5+3+12=20` total animals).

P (salamander)
`=`
`(5)/(20)`
`= 0.25`

Answer 2

5/20 but if you were to simplify it then 1/4