Question

In a school survey, Randy found that 5/12 of the students normally wear sneakers, and that

8/25 OF those who wear sneakers normally wear white sneakers. What fraction of the student body normally wears white sneakers?

Answer 1

Answer: 2/15

Explanation:
S: student wearing an sneakers
W: student wearing a white sneakers

Data given:

P(S) = 5/12
P(S∩W) = 8/25

so to find
P(W) = P(S)*P(S∩W) = 8/25* 5/12 = 2/15

This is 2/15 of the total students wears white sneakers

Answer 2

2/15 of the student body normally wears white sneakers

Explanation:

5/12

multiplied by

8/25

equals

40/300 = 4/30 =

after simplification

2/15