Question

There are 3 seventh-grade boys, 4 seventh-grade girls, 5 eighth-grade boys, and 8 eighth-

grade girls that have parts in the school play. One cast member will have the responsibility
of introducing the play. That cast member will be chosen randomly. What is the probability
that the student introducing the play will be a boy?

Answer 1

the answer would be 2/5

Explanation:

you add up all of the boys to get 8

there are, in total 20 students that can be chosen, so there is an 8/20 chance that it would be a boy, simplified that is 2/5