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In a certain class of students, there are 11 boys from Wilmette, 7 girls from Wilmette, 5 boys from Winnetka, 4 girls from

Winnetka, 4 boys from Glencoe, and 4 girls from Glencoe. If the teacher calls upon a student to answer a question, what is the probability that the student will be a boy? Round to three decimal places as needed.

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attashe74 [19]2 years ago

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Answer:

.571

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find the total number of boys

11+5+4 = 20

And the total number of students

11+7+5+4+4+4 = 35

The Probability that the student is a boy is boy/total

P (boy) = boy/total

= 20/35

=4/7

=.571428571

to 3 decimal places

=.571

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