Question

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 25 students, 15 of them play basketball and 7 of them play baseball. There are 8 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

Answer: 0.88 or 22/25 or 88%

Explanation:

To find the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball, we need to calculate the number of students who play basketball or baseball and divide it by the total number of students.

Given that there are 15 students who play basketball, 7 students who play baseball, and 8 students who play neither sport, we can calculate the number of students who play basketball or baseball by adding these two numbers together: 15 + 7 = 22.

Since there are 25 students in total, the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball is given by the formula:

P(Basketball or Baseball) = Number of students who play basketball or baseball / Total number of students

P(Basketball or Baseball) = 22 / 25

Simplifying the fraction, we get:

P(Basketball or Baseball) = 0.88

Therefore, the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball is 0.88 or 88%.