Question

On the last day of a Shakespeare class, an English teacher asked her students which play they liked most. Out of the 12 students, 4 liked A Midsummer Night's Dream best.

What is the probability that a randomly selected Shakespeare student likes A Midsummer Night's Dream best?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

1/3

Explanation:

There are 12 students in total and 4 liked Midsummer Night's Dream

Therefore 4 out of the 12 students like the play the best which can be represented in a fraction

4/12 - When you represent this as a fraction, it is also the probality, when randomly selected, a Shakespeare student likes the play the best.

This probability can then be simplified by dividing the denominator and numerator by 4

4/4 = 1 and 12/4 = 3

So, the answer is 1/3