Probability Question - 22 Lollipops, 3 Flavors - Probability of drawing a certain flavor over the other 2

Question

A bag of Dum-Dums contains 4 blue raspberry, 8 butterscotch, and 6 green apple lollipops. If you randomly draw from the bag (without looking), what is the exact probability that you will draw a blue raspberry lollipop? Answer in fraction form.

Answer 1

4/(4+8+6) = 4/18 = 2/9 = .222... = about 22% chance of a blueberry

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The headline says there are 22 lollipops, but 8+4+6=18, not 22.

Presuming there are 18, 4/18 = 2/9. Total blue / total all colors.