Question

A class consists of 10 boys and 16 girls. What is the probability that the topper is a boy?​

Answer 1

because 10/16 of the students are boys, the probability is 5/13
or about 38%

Answer 2

Explanation:

There are 10 male and 16 female students.

There are exactly 26 possibilities. We are asked about the probability of being a man.

desired/all possibilities

10/26=5/13

Note: My spelling may not be very clear because I don't speak English.