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A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 yellow pieces of candy. What is the theoretical probability of drawin

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A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 yellow pieces of candy. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a blue piece of candy

P(Blue) = Blue Candies / Total Candies
P(Blue) = 5 / (3 + 5 + 2)
P(Blue) = 5 / 10

We can simplify this using our GCF calculator and we get:
P(Blue) = 1/2
 
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