Question

The high school tennis team is made up of boys and girls. The team has a total of 25 players. 16 of the players are girls. If a player is chosen at random, what is the probability that the player will be a boy?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say boys = b and girls = g

b + g = 25 ( the total team is 25 and has both genders)

We find out that there are 16 girls so we update the equation.

b + 16 = 25 therefore, b  = 25 - 16, b = 9

Probability is equal to the amount found within the specific class or whatever we are looking for (being boys in this case) divided by the total possible slots. That sounds weird but basically it means no. of boys divided by total number of persons on the team.

We solved the equation above to find b = 9, so the probability is 9 divided by 25.

9/25 = 0.36 as a decimal and 36% as a percentage.

NOTE: The closer your probability is to 1 or 100% the higher likelihood of it occurring.