A passenger train has tickets available for 12 window seats and 8 aisle seats. The next person to buy a ticket will be randomly assigned to one of those seats. What is the probability that the next person

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Dudley asked Sep 25, 2022

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A passenger train has tickets available for 12 window seats and 8 aisle seats. The next person to buy a ticket will be randomly assigned to one of

those seats. What is the probability that the next person will be assigned to an aisle
seat?

Mathematics
high-school

Dudley asked Sep 25, 2022

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15 votes

Answer:

2/5

Explanation:

There is an 8/20 chance that the next person will receive a window seat. You simplify that probability to get your answer. 8/20 becomes 2/5. So the answer is 2/5.

Carl Russmann answered Oct 2, 2022