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There are 6 girls and 4 boys in the debate club at Columbus High School. The principal randomly selects one student from the debate club to represent the school in a competition. What is the probability that the selected student is a girl?

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Answer:

60% chance a girl is picked

Explanation:

There is 10 students in total. 6 out of 10 are girls. We can represent this in a fraction 6/10. Now we convert the fraction into a percentage 60%.

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