Question

An organization will give a prize to a local artist. The artist will be randomly chosen from among 10 painters, 3 sculptors, and 5 photographers. What is the probability that the artist chosen will be a sculptor or a photographer ? Write answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

`(8)/(17)`

Explanation:

Answer 2

4/9.

Explanation:

There are a total of 18 people.

Prob( A Sculptor is chosen) = 3/18 = 1/6.

Prob( a photographer) = 5/18

The required probability is the sum of these 2, so

it is 3/18 + 5/18

= 8/18

= 4/9.