Question

An organization will give a prize to a local artist. The artist will be randomly chosen from among 11 painters, 3 sculptors, and 5 photographers. What is the

probability that the artist chosen will be a sculptor or a photographer?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer: 8/19

Work Shown:

3 sculptors + 5 photographers = 8 of either

this is out of 11+3+5 = 19 artists total

the probability of getting a sculptor or photographer is 8/19