Question

A math class has 14 female students. Out of 24 total students, what is the probability what is the probability of randomly selecting a male student? **Reduce/Simplify**

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$P(male \: student) \\ = \frac{number \: of \: male \: students}{total \: number \: of \: students} \\ = \frac{24 - 14}{24} \\ = \frac{10}{24} \\ = \frac{5}{12}$

Alternatively,

P(male student)

= P(not female)

= 1 -P(female)

$= 1 - \frac{14}{24} \\ = 1 - \frac{7}{12} \\ = \frac{5}{12}$

☆P(event) is the probability of an event happening. The probability of an event not happening is 1 - probability of the event happening.