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Twelve students have an equal likely chance of being selected in a drawing at school. Eight are girls and four are boys. The probability of a boy being selected is

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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

12 total

8 girl

4 boys

4/12 make this into simpler for which makes it 1/3

User Gowtham Raj
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1/3

Explanation:

Girls : 8

Boys : 4

Total outcome : 12

P(boys) = 4/12

= 1/3

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