A prefect is to be chosen from a class of 16 girls and 14 boys what is the probability that the prefect is a girl
There are a total of 30 students in the class, with 16 girls and 14 boys.
The probability of choosing a girl as the prefect can be calculated by dividing the number of ways a girl can be chosen by the total number of ways a student can be chosen.
Therefore, the probability is:
Number of girls / Total number of students
= 16 / 30
= 8 / 15
= 0.5333 (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, the probability that the prefect is a girl is 0.5333 or 53.33%.