Question

In a certain class of​ students, there are 11 boys from​ Wilmette, 7 girls from​ Wilmette, 5 boys from​ Winnetka, 4 girls from​ Winnetka, 4 boys from​ Glencoe, and 4 girls from Glencoe. If the teacher calls upon a student to answer a​ question, what is the probability that the student will be a​ boy? Round to three decimal places as needed.

Answer 1

.571

Explanation:

We need to find the total number of boys

11+5+4 = 20

And the total number of students

11+7+5+4+4+4 = 35

The Probability that the student is a boy is boy/total

P (boy) = boy/total

= 20/35

=4/7

=.571428571

to 3 decimal places

=.571