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  • 04-06-2018
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a student is chosen at random from a 7th grade math class of 16 girls and 8 boys. find each probability

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  • 04-06-2018
There is a total of 24 students in the class.

The probability of choosing a girl is 16/24. Which reduces down to 2/3 or 66%.

The probability of choosing a boy is 8/24. Which reduces to 1/3 or 33%.

So the student has a 66% chance of choosing a girl and 33% chance for a boy.
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