Question

kendra has 14 items in her pencil case, including 4 pencils. what is the probability that a randomly selected item from kendras pencil case will be a pencil? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(pencil) =

Explanation:

Step1: Recall probability formula

The probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$.

Step2: Identify favorable and total outcomes

The number of favorable outcomes (pencils) is 4, and the total number of outcomes (total items) is 14.

Step3: Calculate probability

$P(\text{pencil})=\frac{4}{14}=\frac{2}{7}$

Answer:

$\frac{2}{7}$