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There are three students named Terri in a class of 24. If one student is randomly chosen to help the teacher pass out papers, what is the probability that it will be someone named Terri?
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There are three students named Terri in a class of 24. If one student is randomly chosen to help the teacher pass out papers, what is the probability that it will be someone named Terri?

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it would be 3/24 because there are 24 students total and 3 are named terri so the is a 3 out of 24 change a person named terri will be picked
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It would be 3/24 which simplifies to 1/8. So there is a one in 8 chance that Terri will be picked.
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