an amusement park has 8 water slides and 26 other attractions. what is the probability that a randomly…
an amusement park has 8 water slides and 26 other attractions. what is the probability that a randomly selected attraction at this amusement park will be a water slide? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(water slide) =
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Find total number of attractions
$8 + 26=34$
Step2: Calculate probability of selecting a water - slide
$P(\text{water slide})=\frac{\text{Number of water slides}}{\text{Total number of attractions}}=\frac{8}{34}=\frac{4}{17}$
Answer:
$\frac{4}{17}$