Question

In a seventh-grade class of 28 students, there are 16 girls and 12 boys. If one student is randomly chosen to win a prize, what is the probability that a girl is chosen?

Give your answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

`(4)/(7)`

Explanation:

There are a total of 28 students, and there are 16 girls.

So the probability that a chosen student would be a girl is
`(16)/(28)` which can be simplified to
`(4)/(7)`