Question

There are 14 girls and 10 boys in Mrs. Bateman’s 2nd period class. Mrs. Bateman will randomly choose one student to explain the warm-up. What is the probability Mrs. Bateman will select a boy?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 out of 12 or 41.67%

Explanation:

1. Find how many students in total are in Mrs. Bateman's 2nd period class by adding 14 + 10 = 24 students.
2. The ratio boys to the total students is 10:24.
3. Simplify 10:24 by 2. 5:12 as a percentage is 41.67%