Question

In a second grade class containing 13 girls and 9 boys, 2 students are selected at random to give out the math papers. What is the probability that the second student chosen is a boy, given that the first one was a girl?

Answer 1

13/22 x 9/21 = 0.25                                               

Answer 2

Answer:

42.86% probability that the second student chosen is a boy, given that the first one was a girl.

Step-by-step explanation:

Initially, there are 22 students, of which 13 are girls and 9 are boys.

The first student chosen was a girl, so now there are 21 students, of which 12 are girls and 9 are boys.

What is the probability that the second student chosen is a boy, given that the first one was a girl?

There are 21 students, of which 9 are boys. So there is a 3/7 = 0.4286 = 42.86% probability that the second student chosen is a boy, given that the first one was a girl.