Question

Edith wants to plan a dinner for one day of the week. She decides to put all the days of the week once into a hat. If she chooses one day a random, what is the probability that she chooses a weekday?

Answer 1

Answer:

The probability is 5/7

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, what we are simply asked to calculate is that what is the probability of selecting a week day from the number of days in a week

The days in a week are ; Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

The total number of days in a week is thus 7

The weekdays are Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

The number of weekdays are 5

Thus, the probability of selecting a weekday by Edith is simply 5/7