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Maths Puzzle
At University of Probability, there are 375 freshmen, 293 sophomores, 187 juniors, & 126 seniors. One student will randomly be chosen to receive an award. What percent chance is there that it will be a junior? Round to the nearest whole percent
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- 19%. This puzzle was easy. Divide the number of juniors (187) by the total number of students (981), & then multiply the number by 100 to convert to a percentage.
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- selecting one person among = selecting one from freshmen or selecting one from sophomores or selecring one form juniors or selecting one from seniors .
no. of chances of selecting one from freshmen = 375
no. of chances of selecting one from sophomores = 293
no. of chances of selecting one from juniors = 187
no. of chances of selecting one from seniors = 126
Therefore , total no. of chances of selecting one =375+293+187+126=981
Therefore % of chance of selecting a juni0r = (no. of chances of selecting a junior /no. of chances of selecting anyone)* - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 5% chance cause 187/981 = 5.24062406 repeating so rounded it is 5%
- 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- probability
= favourable outcomes/total no.of outcomes *100
total number of students=375+293+187+126=981
no.of juniors=187
probability of finding a junior=187/981 *100
=19.02%
approximately 19% - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- (187/981)*100=19.06%
roundoff ans. is 19% - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Ans. 19%
Total number of students = 375+293+187+126 = 981
Probability of junior will receive award =187/981
percentage chance of junior being awarded = 187/981*100 = 19%(Round to the nearest whole percent) - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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