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Question 1067672: A class is made up of 2 boys and 12 girls. Half of the girls wear glasses. A student is selected at random from the class. What is the probability that the student is a girl with glasses?
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boys + girls: 14
Of these, 6 wear glasses
6/14 = 0.4286 there is a 42.86% chance you'll get a girl with glasses