Ricky has a bowl with 80 jellybeans in it. There are 16 red, 24 green, 12 yellow, 20 orange, and 8 black jellybeans. Ricky takes one jellybean from the bowl without looking.
What is the probability he takes a yellow jellybean?
A. \( \frac{1}{80} \)
B. \( \frac{1}{12} \)
C. \( \frac{3}{25} \)
D. \( \frac{3}{20} \)
E. \( \frac{3}{17} \)

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\( P(\text{yellow}) = \frac{3}{20} \)

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Step 1 ：\( P(\text{yellow}) = \frac{\text{Number of yellow jellybeans}}{\text{Total number of jellybeans}} \)

Step 2 ：\( P(\text{yellow}) = \frac{12}{80} \)

Step 3 ：\( P(\text{yellow}) = \frac{3}{20} \)