An office has 8 secretaries and 5 computer operators. If one employee is
picked at random, find the probability that it will be a secretary.
What is the proportion of secretaries to all the office workers?
To find the probability of picking a secretary, we need to determine the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
There are a total of 8 secretaries and 5 computer operators, making a total of 13 employees.
The number of favorable outcomes is the number of secretaries, which is 8.
The probability is then calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes:
Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes
Probability = 8 / 13
Therefore, the probability of picking a secretary at random is 8/13.