Question

Last year, 89 musicians attended a jazz camp, and 15 of them were bassists. What is the experimental probability that the first musician to sign up will be a bassist?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
P(bassist)=

Answer 1

The experimental probability \( P \) that the first musician to sign up will be a bassist can be calculated using the formula:

\[
P(\text{bassist}) = \frac{\text{Number of bassists}}{\text{Total number of musicians}}
\]

In this case, there are 15 bassists and a total of 89 musicians. Therefore, the probability is:

\[
P(\text{bassist}) = \frac{15}{89}
\]

So, the experimental probability that the first musician to sign up will be a bassist is:

\[
P(\text{bassist}) = \frac{15}{89}
\]