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Hunter placed 2 red, 3 blue, 1 yellow, 8 black, and 7 white straws into a bag. What is the probability that he will pull out a white straw when he reaches into the bag?

Hunter placed 2 red, 3 blue, 1 yellow, 8 black, and 7 white straws into a bag. What is the probability that he will pull out a white straw when he reaches into the bag?
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Hunter placed 2 red, 3 blue, 1 yellow, 8 black, and 7 white straws into a bag.

What is the probability that he will pull out a white straw when he reaches into the bag?

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The answer is 33.3%

We know this by finding the number of white straws in the bag, which is 7, and dividing by it the total number of straws in the bag, which is 21, to get an answer of one-third, or 33.3%
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