There are 20 children in the cast of a class play, and 8 of the children are boys. Of the boys, 4 have a speaking part in the pl

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There are 20 children in the cast of a class play, and 8 of the children are boys. Of the boys, 4 have a speaking part in the pl

ay, and of the girls, 8 do not have a speaking part in the play. If a child from the cast of the play is chosen at random, what is the probability that the child has a speaking part?
a)2/5
b)1/2
c)3/5
d)3/4

Mathematics

2 answers:

denpristay [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-09T19:24:57+03:00

denpristay [2]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

A0 2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find out how many girls there are by subtracting 8 (boys) from 20 (total). This means there are 12 girls. Since 8 girls aren't speaking, 4 are. 4+4=8. 8 out of the 20 children are speaking/ 8/20 simplified is 2/5

nikdorinn [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-09T20:43:38+03:00

nikdorinn [45]3 years ago

3 0

Answer: The answer is option A

Step-by-step explanation: the probability that a boy has a speaking part is 4/20