Question

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 26 students, 5 of them play basketball and 12 of them play baseball. There are 12 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

15/27

Explanation:

If 12 of the kids don't play either sport, you take the class size (26) minus the number of kids who don't play sports (12) to get 15. Therefore, 15 of the kids play one of those two sports, hence 15/27, or 55.55%