Cecil has blue, red, green, and black pens in his bag. This table shows how many of each type of pen he has in his bag. Pen Color Number of Pens Blue 6 Red 4 Green 2 Black 8 Cecil randomly chooses a pen from his bag. Which statement is true based on this data?   A.The pen is 4 times more likely to be red than it is to be green.   B.The pen is 3 times more likely to be blue than it is to be green.   C.The pen is more likely to be blue than it is to be black.   D.The pen is equally likely to be blue, red, green, or black

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Cecil has blue, red, green, and black pens in his bag. This table shows how many of each type of pen he has in his bag.

Pen Color Number of
Pens
Blue 6
Red 4
Green 2
Black 8

Cecil randomly chooses a pen from his bag. Which statement is true based on this data?

 
A.The pen is 4 times more likely to be red than it is to be green.
 
B.The pen is 3 times more likely to be blue than it is to be green.
 
C.The pen is more likely to be blue than it is to be black.
 
D.The pen is equally likely to be blue, red, green, or black.
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Cecil has blue, red, green, and black pens in his bag.

The table shows that how many of each type of pen he has in his bag.

Pen Color Number of
Pens
Blue 6
Red 4
Green 2
Black 8
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