In a class of 27 students, 15 play an instrument and 13 play a sport. There are 3 students who do not play an instrument or a sport. What is the probability that a student who plays an instrument also plays a sport?Answer:
Q. In a class of 27 students, 15 play an instrument and 13 play a sport. There are 3 students who do not play an instrument or a sport. What is the probability that a student who plays an instrument also plays a sport?Answer:
Calculate Total Students: First, let's determine the total number of students who play either an instrument or a sport, or both. We know that 3 students do not play an instrument or a sport, so the number of students who play at least one is 27−3. Calculation: 27−3=24
Find Students in Both: Next, we need to find out how many students are involved in both activities. We can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion for this. The formula is:Number of students in both activities = (Number who play an instrument) + (Number who play a sport) - (Total number playing at least one)Calculation: 15+13−24=4
Calculate Probability: Now we know that 4 students play both an instrument and a sport. To find the probability that a student who plays an instrument also plays a sport, we divide the number of students who do both by the total number of students who play an instrument.Calculation: Probability =Number who play an instrumentNumber of students in both activitiesProbability =154
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