In a class of 23 students, 11 play an instrument and 5 play a sport. There are 3 students who play an instrument and also play a sport. What is the probability that a student does not play an instrument given that they play a sport?Answer:
Q. In a class of 23 students, 11 play an instrument and 5 play a sport. There are 3 students who play an instrument and also play a sport. What is the probability that a student does not play an instrument given that they play a sport?Answer:
Identify Total Students: First, we need to identify the total number of students who play a sport. According to the problem, there are 5 students who play a sport.
Determine Students Playing Both: Next, we need to determine how many of those students who play a sport also play an instrument. The problem states that there are 3 students who play both an instrument and a sport.
Calculate Students Playing Only: To find the probability that a student does not play an instrument given that they play a sport, we subtract the number of students who play both an instrument and a sport from the total number of students who play a sport. This will give us the number of students who play a sport but do not play an instrument.Number of students who play only a sport = Total number of students who play a sport − Number of students who play both an instrument and a sportNumber of students who play only a sport =5−3=2
Calculate Probability: Now, we calculate the probability. The probability that a student does not play an instrument given that they play a sport is the number of students who play only a sport divided by the total number of students who play a sport.Probability = Total number of students who play a sportNumber of students who play only a sportProbability = 52
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