Section: Mathematics

14) A box of crayons has 5 reds, 3 blues, 8 yellows, 3 pinks and 6 purples. If Alex randomly picks a crayon out of the box, what is the probability that she will select a crayon that is not red?

1. ¹/₅
2. ⁴/₅
3. ¹/₄
4. ⁴/₁
5. ¹/₂

There are 25 crayons in the box. 5 of them are red. Therefore, there is a 20 out of 25 chance that she will not select a red. When reduced, this equals 4/5.