Two groups of male students cast their vote on a particular proposal. The results are as follows: In favor Against Group A 128 32 Group B 96 48 If a student...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 1990 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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Two groups of male students cast their vote on a particular proposal. The results are as follows:

In favor Against
Group A 128 32
Group B 96 48

If a student is chosen at random, what is probability that he is against the proposal?

Answer Details
To find the probability that a student chosen at random is against the proposal, we need to add up the number of students from Group A and Group B who are against the proposal, and divide that by the total number of students. The number of students against the proposal in Group A is 32, and in Group B it is 48. So the total number of students against the proposal is: 32 + 48 = 80 The total number of students in both groups is: 128 + 32 + 96 + 48 = 304 So the probability that a student chosen at random is against the proposal is: 80 / 304 = 5/19 Therefore, the answer is option (C) 5/19.

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