From a group of 2 boys and 3 girls, we select a child. Find the probability of this child being a girl.

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In total there are 5 children out of which 3 are girls So the probability of selecting a girl is 3/5 or 0.6 or 60 %
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Probability = no. Of girls / total no. Of child Probability = 3/5.
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3c1/5c1=3/5
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Probability = No. Of observations/total number of observations Total observation=2+3=5 Probability of child being a girl = 3/5
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P (child being a girl) = no. of girls/ total no. students = 3/5.
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3/5 because if only 1 girl present here then the probability will be 1/5 but presently the no.of girls are 3 out of 5 so the probability will be 3/5 that is 60%
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