Question

There are 23 boys and 22 girls on the track and field team. Last week, Mike was selected as the captain of the week. If he cannot be the captain this week, what is the probability a girl will be the captain of the week?
A. 22/45
B. 22/44
C. 23/45
D. 23/44

Answer 1

Answer:

correct answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

22/45

Answer 2

Answer:

option B

$\frac{22}{44}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Total students =

$23 \: boys \: + 22 \: girls \: = 45$

and ,

If Mike cannot be the captain this week ,

then number of remaining students =

$45 - 1 \: (mike) = 44 \: students$

The probability that a girl will be the captain of the week =

$\frac{number \: of \: girls}{total \: student \: except \: mike} = \frac{22}{44}$

22/44 is the probability