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8 September, 12:47

You put the names of all the students in your class in a paper bag. There are 16 boys and 18 girls. If you draw a name at random, what is P (boy's name) ?

a. 9/8

b. 8/9

c. 9/17

d. 8/17

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  1. 8 September, 14:35
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    B is correct ...

    16/18 = 8/9
  2. 8 September, 14:59
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    It would be a. 8/9 because for every 8/9 boy, there is 1 girl. To check this work, you can do 8/9 x 18 which equals 16.
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