Question

In a classroom libray Mrs. Sterling has 16 mystery books, 4 fantasy, 4 biographies, 4 poetry books, 2 comic books, and 2 cookbooks. A book is selected from the classroom library at random. What is the probability that the book is a mystery book?

Answer 1

Such probability is calculated by dividing the number of mystery books by a total number of books:

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`(16)/(32) = (1)/(2)`

Thus the probability that the book is a mystery book is 1/2.

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