Question

Shirley has 5 novels and 5 comic books in her bag.

Three of her books are in Japanese, 2 of which are
comic books. The rest of her books are in English.
If a book is chosen at random from her bag, find
the probability of choosing
(((i) a book in Japanese))))-question

Answer 1

3/10

Step-by-step explanation=

Total amount of books in her bag = 10

Total amount of Japanese books in bag = 3

So you have a 3 out of 10 chance of choosing a Japanese book

Also, this problem was trying to confuse you with all the extra wording

Here is the important information in bold

Shirley has 5 novels and 5 comic books in her bag.

Three of her books are in Japanese, 2 of which are

comic books. The rest of her books are in English.

If a book is chosen at random from her bag, find

the probability of choosing

(((i) a book in Japanese))))-question