Question

A gym teacher has a large canvas bag that contains 8 tennis balls, 2 volleyballs, 1 basketball, 3 baseballs, and 5 footballs. If you reach into the bag at random, what is the probability that you select a tennis ball?

Answer 1

8/19 or 42.1%

add all values up to a total, then find the percentage from that total.

8 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 19 balls total

8 tennis valls to 19 total.

8/19 or 42.1%