12. 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) ?

8/17

9/17

9/8 or 8/9

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Hadley Mack

17 July, 17:10

12. 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) ?

8/17

9/17

9/8 or 8/9

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Answers (2)

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Angel Harrell · Answer 1

16/34=8/17 simple math

Cassius · Answer 2

8/17

Step-by-step explanation:

This is called theoretical probability, and it is sort of like a hypothesis or a predeiction. To solve, you had to write this equation: P = probability

P (boy's name) = Amount of boys: 16

Total amount of people:34

16/34 = 8/17

12. 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'sname) ?8/179/179/8 or 8/9

12. 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) ?

8/17

9/17

9/8 or 8/9