There Are 3 First Grade Children, 5 Second Grade Children $\frac { 5 } { 7 }$

question 113

Multiple Choice

There are 3 first grade children, 5 second grade children, and 7 third grade children in a room. When choosing two children, what is the conditional probability of choosing a
Second grade child, given that either a first or a third grade child was chosen first?

• A) \(\frac { 5 } { 7 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 2 } { 7 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 5 } { 14 }\)

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