Question

9 bassists attended a jazz camp, along with 87 other young musicians.What is the probability that a randomly chosen musician is a bassist?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.P(bassist)

Answer 1

According to the problem, there are 9 bassists out of 87.

To find the probability of randomly choose a bassist, we just have to divide.

`P(\text{bassist)}=(9)/(87)`

We divide these numbers because there are 9 bassists out of 87 musicians. Let's simplify the fraction.

`P(\text{bassist)}=(3)/(29)`

Therefore, the probability is 3/29.