In a class of 27 students, 10 have a brother and 9 have a sister. There are 15 students who do not have any siblings. What is the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister?Answer:
Q. In a class of 27 students, 10 have a brother and 9 have a sister. There are 15 students who do not have any siblings. What is the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister?Answer:
Identify Total Number: First, let's identify the total number of students in the class.Total number of students = 27
Determine Students with Brother: Next, we determine the number of students who have a brother. Students with a brother = 10
Students with Sister: We also know the number of students who have a sister. Students with a sister = 9
Students without Siblings: We are given the number of students who do not have any siblings.Students without siblings = 15
Calculate Students with Siblings: Now, let's calculate the number of students who have siblings (either a brother or a sister or both).Students with siblings =Total number of students−Students without siblingsStudents with siblings =27−15Students with siblings =12
Find Students with Both: We need to find the number of students who have both a brother and a sister. We can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion for this.Number of students with both a brother and a sister = Students with a brother + Students with a sister − Students with siblingsNumber of students with both a brother and a sister =10+9−12Number of students with both a brother and a sister =19−12Number of students with both a brother and a sister =7
Calculate Probability: Finally, we calculate the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister.Probability = Students with a brotherNumber of students with both a brother and a sisterProbability = 107
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