A track coach made a two way table to show his runners gender and running category. Male: Sprints- 16 Middle distance- 11 Long distance- 9 Female: Sprints- 12 Middle distance- 14 Long distance- 5 To the nearest hundredth, what is the probability that a randomly chosen long distance runner is male?
Accepted Solution
A:
There are 9 long distance male runners and 5 long distance female runners. This makes a total of 9+5 = 14 long distance runners.
Out of this total of 14 long distance runners, there are 9 males. So the probability as a fraction is 9/14
If you need the answer in decimal form, then use a calculator to get 9/14 = 0.642857 which is approximate.