Three freshmen, 3 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 3 seniors are participating on the debate team. The team's captain is randomly selected from any grade level. What is the probability that a freshman will NOT be selected as captain?
Responses
There are a total of 12 students on the debate team and 3 of them are freshmen.
The probability of a freshman not being selected as captain can be calculated by finding the probability of the captain being a sophomore, junior, or senior (since these are the non-freshman options).
The total number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors combined is 9.
So, the probability of a freshman not being selected as captain is 9/12 or 3/4.