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In a bag, there are 10 red balls and 5 blue balls. Jane reaches into the bag and randomly selects one ball without looking. What is the probability that she selects a blue ball?

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In a bag, there are 10 red balls and 5 blue balls. Jane reaches into the bag and randomly selects one ball without looking. What is the probability that she selects a blue ball?

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The total number of balls in the bag is 10 (red) + 5 (blue) = 15 balls.

The probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of outcomes.

In this case, the favorable outcome is selecting a blue ball, and there are 5 blue balls. The total number of outcomes is the total number of balls, which is 15.

So, the probability that Jane selects a blue ball is 5 (blue balls) / 15 (total balls) = 1/3.

Therefore, the probability that she selects a blue ball is 1/3.

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