Question

A middle school held a Career Exploration Day where students could choose to hear an adult talk about his or her career. 15 students went to hear the doctor speak, and 21 students went to other sessions.

What is the probability that a randomly selected student went to hear the doctor?

Answer 1

5/12

Explanation:

15 students went to hear the doctor speak and 21 students went to other sessions

How many students are there? 15 + 21 = 36 students

Therefore, the probability to randomly select a student that went to hear the doctor is
`(15)/(36)`, then simplifying it by 3 is
`(5)/(12)`.

If we want to express it in percentage it would be 41.6%