Answer to Question #194636 in Statistics and Probability for Marlyn

Question

There are 32 students in Mr. Morgan’s math class. One student will be randomly selected to present their project.

If there are 20 boys and 12 girls in the class, what is the probability that the presenter will be a boy?

(Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms.)

Answer 1

The probability that the presenter will be a boy $= \dfrac{20}{32} = 0.625$