In an aquarium, there are 4 large fish and 16 small fish. Half of the small fish are blue. One fish is selected at random. Find the probability that it is a small, blue fish. Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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Kyla

10 March, 23:07

In an aquarium, there are 4 large fish and 16 small fish. Half of the small fish are blue. One fish is selected at random. Find the probability that it is a small, blue fish. Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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Randy Benitez · Answer 1

2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 20 fish, 8 of which are small and blue. Therefore, the probability of randomly selecting a small blue fish is 8/20 = 2/5.