Question

Assign a probability to the following event, and give the method used to assign it: What is the probability that a randomly selected day of the week will be a Friday

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{7}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We know, that probability of an event E, is $\textrm{P}(\textrm{E})=\frac{\textrm{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\textrm{Total number of outcomes}}$.

Here, there are $7$ days in a week.

So, total number of outcomes $=7$.

And only one day, that is, Friday is selected.

So, number of favorable outcomes $=1$.

Therefore, probability $=\frac{1}{7}$.

Hence, the probability that a randomly selected day of the week will be a Friday $=\frac{1}{7}$.