There are 15 students in the class. 8 of them are young men. One person is chosen at random. What is the likelihood that this is a girl.

univerkov | December 9, 2020 | education

Formula:
P = favorable outcomes (m) / number of outcomes (n)
To find m:
we have only 15 people. 8- boys, the rest means 7- girls
It turns out that m = 7 are favorable outcomes
n we do not need to search. it is given to us, it is 15
Substitute in the formula and get:
P = 7/15 = 0.46

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