Question

A teacher recorded the primary languages that the children in his class speak at home.

Chinese
8
Spanish
4
English
2
French
1
Vietnamese
1
What is the probability that a randomly selected child speaks primarily Chinese at home?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(Chinese) =

Answer 1

8+4+2+1+1=16
The denominator would be 16. If 8 children speak Chinese, the fraction would be 8/16. We can simplify that answer into 1/2. Why? Because 8 divided by 8 is 1, and 16 divided by 8 is 2. Therefore, 1/2 is your answer.