In a class of 30 students, 18 have a brother and 8 have a sister. There are 9 students who do not have any siblings. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class does not have a brother?Answer:
Q. In a class of 30 students, 18 have a brother and 8 have a sister. There are 9 students who do not have any siblings. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class does not have a brother?Answer:
Determine Total Students Without Brother: First, we need to determine the total number of students who do not have a brother. We know that there are 18 students who have a brother and 9 students who do not have any siblings. Since the total number of students is 30, we can find the number of students without a brother by subtracting the number of students with a brother from the total number of students.Calculation: 30 (total students) - 18 (students with a brother) = 12 (students without a brother)
Calculate Probability: Now, we need to calculate the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class does not have a brother. The probability is the number of students without a brother divided by the total number of students.Calculation: Probability = Number of students without a brother / Total number of students = 3012
Simplify Fraction: To simplify the fraction, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 6.Calculation: 3012=(612)/(630)=52
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