Suppose the inside bottom of a box is painted with three colors: 1/3 of the bottom area is red, 1/6 is blue, and 1/2 is white. You toss a tiny pebble into the box without aiming.

Question

Suppose the inside bottom of a box is painted with three colors: 1/3 of the bottom area is red, 1/6 is blue, and 1/2 is white. You toss a tiny pebble into the box without aiming.

What is the probability that the pebble lands on the color red? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 %

Answer 1

1/3 = 33 and 1/3% = 33.3%