SOLUTION: Of the people attending a lecture, 6 have gray eyes and 10 do not. What is the probability that a randomly selected person will have gray eyes? Simplify your answer and write

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Question 1115911: Of the people attending a lecture, 6 have gray eyes and 10 do not.
What is the probability that a randomly selected person will have gray eyes?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6 have gray eyes
10 do not have gray eyes
6+10 = 16 people total at the lecture

There are 6 people we want (that have gray eyes) out of 16 total, giving the fraction 6/16. This fraction reduces to 3/8 after you divide both parts of the fraction by the GCF 2

Answer: 3/8

Note: 3/8 = 0.375 in decimal form and it is equivalent to 37.5% in percent form