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In a class of 40 students, there are 16 boys and the rest are girls. From these students, one is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected student is a girl?

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Given,

Total number of students = 40

Number of boys = 16

Let G be the event of selecting a girl,

∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event G = 24

∴ P(G) = Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=2440=35\dfrac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} = \dfrac{24}{40} = \dfrac{3}{5}

Hence, the probability of selecting a girl is 35\dfrac{3}{5}.

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