Question

What is \text{P(boy})P(boy)start text, P, left parenthesis, b, o, y, end text, right parenthesis? If necessary, round your answer to 222 decimal places

Answer 1

Complete Question:

Mrs. Avery is going to randomly select one student from her class to read a poem out loud. there are 15 boys and 13 girls in her class. what is p(boy)?

If necessary, round your answer to 2 decimal places

Answer:

P(Boy) = 0.54

Explanation:

Given

Number of boys = 15

Number of girls = 13

Required

P(Boy)

P(Boy) is a short representation of probability of (selecting) boys in the class.

First, we need the total population of the class.

Total = number of boys + number of girls

Total = 15 + 13

Total = 28

Then, P(Boy) can be calculated.

P(Boy) is calculated by number of boys divided by total population of the class.

So,

P(Boy) = 15/28

P(Boy) = 0.5357142857

P(Boy) = 0.54 (Approximated)