A single-serving bag of trail mix has 10 raisins, 12 cashews, 8 peanuts, 2 Brazil nuts, 10 pumpkin seeds, and 8 dried cranberries. Kaylee closes her eyes and randomly selects one item from a full bag. What is the probability that it is a peanut?

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Answer:

The probability is 1/5, or 20%

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 40 total items in the bag, and 8 of them are peanuts.

[tex]\frac{8}{40}[/tex] simplified is [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex]

Answer:

8/50

Step-by-step explanation:

add up all the numbers so there is 8 peanuts