Question

The two-way table shows the number of students that would rather be a member of the band or chorus if they could only choose one.
One girl will randomly be chosen. What is the experimental probability that she would rather be in the band?

3/20

3/10

2/5

2/3

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 18 students in Grade 7, 10 are in band, so 10/18 = 0.56 are in band.

There are 12 students in Grade 8, 10 are in band, so 10/12 = 0.83 are in band.

Students in Grade 8 are more likely to be members of the band.There are 18 students in Grade 7, 10 are in band, so 10/18 = 0.56 are in band.

There are 12 students in Grade 8, 10 are in band, so 10/12 = 0.83 are in band.

Students in Grade 8 are more likely to be members of the band.