Question

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 26 students, 16 of them play basketball and 9 of them

play baseball. There are 5 students who play both sports. What is the probability that
a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

.7692307692 or 10/26

Explanation:

You solve this problem by finding the total number of sports playing students and dividing it by the total, in this case 26. Since we know there are 5 students that play both sports, you subtract that 5 from the total number of basketball plyers and baseball players, so 16-5=11 and 9-5=4, then add those together, so 11+4=15. From there you add back in the students that play both which is 5, so 15+5=20. 20/26 is your answer.