SOLUTION: An english class has an enrollmenr of 14 boys and 12 girls. On a rainy day 4 boys and 3 girls are absent. If a student is called on at random to recite apoem, what is the probabi
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Question 13306: An english class has an enrollmenr of 14 boys and 12 girls. On a rainy day 4 boys and 3 girls are absent. If a student is called on at random to recite apoem, what is the probability that the student is a girl?
a. 9/16
b. 10/19
c. 12/26
d. 9/14
Answer by kusha(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if ques is corect then choices are wrong as the answer ought to be 9/19
with the absentees the total students left is 10 boys 9 girls(total 19) so sample space is 19
favourable outcome i.e. the no of girls is 9
prob = Fav outcme / sample space
= 9/19 ans
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