Find the Indicated Probability

question 155

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-In a certain class of students, there are 8 boys from Wilmette, 4 girls from Winnetka, 6 girls from Wilmette, 7 boys from Glencoe, 4 boys from Winnetka and 6 girls from Glencoe. If the teacher calls upon a student to answer a question, what is the probability that the student will be a boy?

• A) 0.543
• B) 0.229
• C) 0.621
• D) 0.429

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