document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205980>Question 1205980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A school contains 357 boys and 323 girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a student is chosen at random, what is the probability of choosing a boy and a girl </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(boy) = probability of a boy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(girl) = probability of a girl\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(boy) = (number of boys)/(number of students)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(girl) = (number of girls)/(number of students)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A very small school has 10 boys and 12 girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(boy) = 10/(10+12) = 10/22 = 5/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(girl) = 12/(10+12) = 12/22 = 6/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These results aren't the final answers to your particular problem; however, you can use this example to answer your question.<BR>\n" );
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