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A mixed day and boarding secondary school has a student depositions population of 630. The ratio of girls to boys is 3:4. The school has...

A mixed day and boarding secondary school has a student depositions population of 630. The ratio of girls to boys is 3:4. The school has 350 boarders some of whom are boys and others are girls. A student is picked at random from the school. Find the probability that the student is
a) a boarder
b) a girl and not a boarder.

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a)Number of boarders= 350 students
Number of non-boarder = 630-350=280 students.
Probability that the student is a boarder is 350 out of 630
P(B)=350/630=5/9

b).No. of girls in the school= 4/7 x 630 =270
No.of boys in the school = 4/7 x 630 = 360
Probability that the student is a girl is 270 out of 630
P(B)= 280/630
= 4/9
Probability of girl and not a boarder
= 3/7 x 4/9
= 4/21
Githiari answered the question on April 3, 2019 at 17:25

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