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The table shows information about some children.

Age 11 Age 12 Total
Girls 3
a
b
Boys
c
5 8
Total
d
13
e

A pupil is selected at random.
What is the probability of selecting a student aged 12?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Respuesta :

MrRoyal

Answer:

[tex]P(Age\ 12) = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

        Age 11    Age 12    Total  

Girls   3             5              8

Boys   1             3             4

Required

[tex]P(Age\ 12)[/tex]

The number of aged 12 children is:

[tex]Age\ 12 = 5 + 3[/tex]

[tex]Age\ 12 = 8[/tex]

The total number of children is:

[tex]Total=8+4[/tex]

[tex]Total = 12[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]P(Age\ 12) = \frac{Age\ 12}{Total}[/tex]

[tex]P(Age\ 12) = \frac{8}{12}[/tex]

Simplify

[tex]P(Age\ 12) = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]