In a class of 27 students, 13 have a brother and 15 have a sister. There are 11 students who have a brother and a sister. What is the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister?Answer:
Q. In a class of 27 students, 13 have a brother and 15 have a sister. There are 11 students who have a brother and a sister. What is the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister?Answer:
Find Students Count: First, we need to find the number of students who have both a brother and a sister. According to the problem, there are 11 students who have both a brother and a sister.
Determine Students with Brother: Next, we need to determine the number of students who have a brother. The problem states that there are 13 students who have a brother.
Calculate Probability: Now, we calculate the probability that a student who has a brother also has a sister. This is done by dividing the number of students who have both a brother and a sister by the total number of students who have a brother.Probability = Number of students with a brotherNumber of students with both a brother and a sisterProbability = 1311
Simplify Fraction: We simplify the fraction to get the final probability.Probability = 1311This fraction cannot be simplified further, so the probability remains 1311.
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