Owen knows he only has three pencils in his backpack, and they are all yellow. He reaches into his backpack without looking and takes out a pencil.

What is the probability that the pencil is yellow?
A. [tex]\frac{0}{3}[/tex]
B. [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
C. [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex]
D. [tex]\frac{3}{3}[/tex]
E. [tex]\frac{3}{1}[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the probability that Owen pulls out a yellow pencil from his backpack, we can proceed step-by-step as follows:

1. Determine the Total Number of Pencils:
Owen has three pencils in his backpack, and this is the total number of pencils.

2. Identify the Number of Yellow Pencils:
All three pencils in Owen's backpack are yellow. Therefore, the number of yellow pencils is three.

3. Calculate the Probability:
The probability of an event (in this case, picking a yellow pencil) is defined as the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes. Here, the favorable outcome is picking a yellow pencil.

[tex]\[ \text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of Yellow Pencils}}{\text{Total Number of Pencils}} \][/tex]

Substituting the numbers we have:

[tex]\[ \text{Probability} = \frac{3}{3} \][/tex]

4. Simplify the Fraction:
The fraction [tex]\(\frac{3}{3}\)[/tex] simplifies to 1.

Thus, the probability that Owen will pull out a yellow pencil is 1, which corresponds to the fraction [tex]\(\frac{3}{3}\)[/tex].

Therefore, the correct answer is:

[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{3}{3}} \][/tex]