SOLUTION: A man wants to adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. At the​ shelter, he finds eight puppies that he​ likes, a male and female puppy from each of the four breeds of b

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Question 1068704: A man wants to adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. At the​ shelter, he finds eight puppies that he​ likes, a male and female puppy from each of the four breeds of
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The puppies are each so cute that he cannot make up his​ mind, so he decides to pick the dog randomly. Find the probability of choosing a male puppy

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The breed is irrelevant: half the puppies are male, so 0.5 or 50%.