Question

A school has 320 girls and 250 boys the probability of a girl being left handed is 0.2 the probability of a boy being left handed is 0.1 estimate the amount of left handed people there are in the school

Answer 1

89% of the people are left handed

Step-by-Step Explanation

To find this you have to first do 320 x 0.2

320 x 0.2= 64

To find it for boys you have to do 250 x 0.1.

250 x 0.1= 25

SO, the answer is 89%. 64% of girls and 25% of boys

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Answer 2

320 girls & 250 boys

0.2 probability 0.1 probability

320 x 0.2 = 64

250 x 0.1 = 25

64 + 25 = 89

There are approximately 89 students in the school that are left-handed.