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Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

A bag contains $5$ red, $6$ green, $7$ yellow, and $8$ blue jelly beans. A jelly bean is selected at random. What is the probability that it is blue?

(A) $\frac{5}{26}$ (B) $\frac{3}{13}$ (C) $\frac{7}{26}$ (D) $\frac{4}{13}$ (E) $\frac{6}{13}$

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