Question

There are 16 girls and 18 boys in a class. The teacher chooses a student's name at random to answer a question.

What is the probability that the teacher chooses a girl to answer the question?
ОА. и
O B. 1 /
8
17
OD

Answer 1

8/17

Explanation:

total students = 34

no of girls = 16

no of boys = 18

probability to choose a girl to answer the question = no of girls/total students

=16/34

=8/17