Probability: Selecting a Student from a Class

Probability: Selecting a Student from a Class

Secondary 2

In a class of 40 students, \({\frac{2}{5}}\) are girls and the remaining students are boys. Two of the girls are short-sighted compared to 5 boys who are short-sighted. If a student is selected at random, find the probability that the student will be

  1. a short-sighted boy,
  2. a non short-sighted girl.

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Answer:(a) \(\frac18\) (b) \(\frac7{20}\)

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