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There are 17 girls and 11 boys in the class. There are 7 girls and 6 blond boys. The chosen one is a student who is fair-haired. Calculate the probability that he is a boy?

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Sure! To calculate the probability that the chosen fair-haired student is a boy, we need to compare the number of fair-haired boys to the total number of fair-haired students.

We know that there are 7 fair-haired girls and 6 fair-haired boys. So the total number of fair-haired students is 7 + 6 = 13.

Out of these 13 fair-haired students, 6 are boys.

Therefore, the probability that the chosen fair-haired student is a boy is 6/13.
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