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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) 526\dfrac{5}{26} (B) 313\dfrac{3}{13} (C) 726\dfrac{7}{26} (D) 413\dfrac{4}{13} (E) 613\dfrac{6}{13}

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