SOLUTION: Lynn Damme's group of preschool children includes eight girls and five boys. If Lynn randomly selects one child to be first in line, with E being the event that the one selected is

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Question 380286: Lynn Damme's group of preschool children includes eight girls and five boys. If Lynn randomly selects one child to be first in line, with E being the event that the one selected is a girl, give each of the following:
(d) the probability of event E

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are eight girls out of 13 students total. Thus the probability of event E is 8/13.