In a certain Algebra 2 class of 30 students, 7 of them play basketball and 11 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play both sports. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

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Ashly Rojas

Mathematics

1 December, 01:06

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 30 students, 7 of them play basketball and 11 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play both sports. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

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Isabella Logan · Answer 1

3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

First you would need to add the amount of people who play only basketball, or only baseball. That would be 18. You would then put it in fraction form as 18/30. You can simplify that fraction to 3/5. In decimal form that would be. 6 and as a percent 60%.