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Out of 70 schools, 42 of them can be attended by boys and 35 can...

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WAEC 2018

Out of 70 schools, 42 of them can be attended by boys and 35 can be attended by girls. If a pupil is selected at random from these schools, find the probability that he/ she is from a mixed school.

  • A. \(\frac{1}{11}\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{10}\)
  • C. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • D. \(\frac{1}{5}\)
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

Let the number of mixed schools be S

The number of boys only = 42 - S

The number of girls only = 35 - S

(42 - S) + S + (35 - S) = 77 - S = 70

\(\implies\) S = 7

\(Probability = \frac{7}{70} = \frac{1}{10}\)


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