SOLUTION: There are 28 right-handed students in a class of 31. What is the probability that a student chosen at random will be left-handed?

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Question 841171: There are 28 right-handed students in a class of 31. What is the probability that a student chosen at random will be left-handed?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 28 right handed students out of 31 total. So there are 31 - 28 = 3 left handed students.

The probability of choosing a left handed student is 3%2F31