Last semester, a certain professor gave 26 As out of 332 grades. If one of the professor's students from last semester were selected randomly, what is the probability that student received an A? (Assume that each student receives one grade.)
26/332 = ?
To find the probability, we need to divide the number of ways to get an A by the total number of possible outcomes. In this case, the number of ways to get an A is given as 26 and the total number of possible outcomes is 332 (since there are 332 grades in total).
So, the probability of a student receiving an A is calculated as:
Probability = Number of ways to get an A / Total number of possible outcomes
Probability = 26 / 332
Simplifying further, the probability is:
Probability = 0.0783 (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected student received an A is approximately 0.0783, or about 7.83%.