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Mr.Montgomery's class, there are 8 boys and 12 girls.If Mr.Montgomery selects 1 student from his class at random, what is the probability that the student will be a girl?

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Probability=number of specific outcomes / total possible outcomes

P(g)=12/(12+8)

P(g)=12/20

P(g)=3/5
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