Mrs. Baker’s students write word problems for homework. Each week she selects one student's word problem to display on a bulletin board. Each student's name is placed in a bag from which Mrs. Baker draws a name. What is the probability that an eighth grade student will NOT be selected? EXPLAIN your process and give your answer as a % or simplifiedarthur grade 7

Question

Mrs. Baker’s students write word problems for homework. Each week she selects one student's word problem to display on a bulletin board. Each student's name is placed in a bag from which Mrs. Baker draws a name. What is the probability that an eighth grade student will NOT be selected? EXPLAIN your process and give your answer as a % or simplifiedarthur grade 7

jeff grade 6
anita grade 7

mitara grade 8
saree grade 8

bryan grade 7
michael grade 8 susanna grade 6
maria grade 6

explain in simple terms pls

Answer 1

There are a total of 9 students in the bag. Out of those, 2 are eighth graders (Mitara and Saree). Therefore, the probability of an eighth grade student NOT being selected is 7/9 or about 77.78%.

This is because there are 7 students who are not in eighth grade, and a total of 9 students altogether. So, the chances of selecting a student that is not in eighth grade is 7 out of 9, which is equivalent to 77.78%.