document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114528>Question 1114528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  There are 20 children in the cast of a class play, and 8 of the children are boys. Of the boys, 4 have a speaking part in the play, and of the girls, 8 do not have a speaking part in the play. If a child from the cast of the play is chosen at random, what is the probability that the child has a speaking part?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the given information...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "boys: 8 total; 4 with speaking parts, so 4 without<BR>\n" );
document.write( "girls: 20-8=12 total; 8 without speaking parts so 4 with<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "All together: 20 children, 8 with speaking parts<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(child has a speaking part) = 8/20 = 2/5 or 40%. </SPAN>\n" );
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