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3 men and 5 women are in a room. A person is chosen at random to give a speech. What is the probability that a woman was chosen

to give the speech?

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viktelen [127]3 years ago

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3 men and 5 women....total of 8 people.
Probability of picking a women is : 5/8......because there is 5 women in a room of 8 people.

Feliz [49]3 years ago

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5 out of 8 women could be the chosen person to give the speech

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