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95 students choose to attend one of three after school activities: football, tennis or running.

There are 55 boys.
35 students choose football, of which 18 are girls.
30 students choose tennis.
14 girls choose running.
A student is selected at random.
What is the probability this student chose running?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

User Althea
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Answer:

6/19

Explanation:

30 students out of 95 chose running.

30/95 can be simplified to 6/19 by dividing by the HCF of 5

User GuyIncognito
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Answer 34/95
Since 38 students choose football and 23 students chose tennis, then 95 - 38 - 23 = 34 students chose running. The probability is 34 / 95.
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