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A class has 16 boys and 24 girls.Of the 16 boys ,3 are left handed.Of the 24 girls, 2 are left handed.If a student is chosen at random to clean the whiteboard ,find the probability that the student is left handed.What is the answer:1/8 1/9

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Answer: go on quizlet but my guess is 2/3

Step-by-step explanation: i guessed tbh

User MKorbel
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Answer:

1/8

Explanation:

you add 16 and 24 which is 40

there are 5 ppl who are left handed

which is 5/40 which is simplify to 1/8

hope this helps

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