What is the probability that you pick a blue ball from a bag of 3 blue balls, 4 red balls and 2 black balls

total number of balls = 3+4+2=9number of blue balls = 3probability of picking a blue ball = total number of blue balls/total number of ballstherefore = 3/9=1/3

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