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A class has 14 girls and 12 boys. What is the probability that a girl's name is drawn at random? 14 over 12 14 over 26 12 over 14 12 over 26

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my guess is 14 over 26
User Ozlu
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Answer:

The correct option is B) 14 over 26.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

It is given that the class 14 girls and 12 boys.

Thus the total number of students are: 14+12=26

Probability of a favorable outcome is:
\frac{\text{number of favorable outcomes}}{{Total number of possible outcomes}}

The number of favorable outcomes are 14 as we wants the girls name to drawn.

Now substitute the respective values in the above formula:


(14)/(26)

Hence, the correct option is B) 14 over 26.

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