Richard surveys a room of 26 adults and finds that of the 12 men, 5 are married and 7 are single. Of the 14 women, 8 are married and 6 are single. Richard randomly assigns each person a number and places a card with each number in a hat. What is the probability that Richard will select a card with a number assigned to a married man?

A five over twenty six

B eight over twenty six

C twelve over twenty six

D thirteen over twenty six

Question

Richard surveys a room of 26 adults and finds that of the 12 men, 5 are married and 7 are single. Of the 14 women, 8 are married and 6 are single. Richard randomly assigns each person a number and places a card with each number in a hat. What is the probability that Richard will select a card with a number assigned to a married man?

A five over twenty six

B eight over twenty six

C twelve over twenty six

D thirteen over twenty six

mathstudent55 · Answer

This is what you have:

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mathstudent55 · Answer

$probability = \dfrac{number ~of~desired ~outcomes}{total ~number~of~outcomes} $

mathstudent55 · Answer

The desired outcome is the card of a married man. There are 5 of them.
The total number of outcomes is the total number of cards which is 26.

anonymous · Answer

thank u

mathstudent55 · Answer

You're welcome.