Question

Boats from all along the Atlantic coast were moored at a busy marina one summer day. Of the 14 boats at the marina, 7 were from Rhode Island.

What is the probability that a randomly selected boat will be from Rhode Island?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.

P(Rhode Island) =

Answer 1

5/13 is the answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

1/2 Or 7/14

Explanation:

14 divided by 7 is 2, which means that 1/2 of the boats that came in were from Rhode Island.