Richard took a handful of pencils from a large box. Out of 15 pencils in his hand 4 was glittery. How many glittery pencils should Richard expect

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Mary

23 June, 11:30

Richard took a handful of pencils from a large box. Out of 15 pencils in his hand 4 was glittery. How many glittery pencils should Richard expect

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Lilyana Benson · Answer 1

Answer: Well since we don't know the exact number of pencils in the box, it will be a guess. But 4 glittery pencils in a group of 15 is 3.75 %. So Richard should expect approximately 1/4 of the pencils to be glittery.