ANIMAL CARDS
| Number of Crads | Picture on Cards |
| 8 | cat |
| 6 | dog |
| 5 | bird |
| 4 | fish |
| 1 | horse |
The cards in the table above are mixed in a box. Which animal pictured on a card has exactly a 1 in 4 chance of being picked at random from the box?
- Acat
- Bdog
- Cfish
- Dhorse
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Correct answer: B
The total number of cards in the box is
8 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 1 = 24
Set up a proportion to figure out which card has exactly a 1 in 4 chance of being picked at random.
The dog card has a 1 in 4 chance of being randomly selected.