A university class has had 9 undergraduate students enroll so far, as well as 9 other students. What is the experimental probability that the next student to enroll will be an undergraduate student?

Question

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or whole number.
P(undergraduate)=

Answer 1

To find the experimental probability that the next student to enroll will be an undergraduate student, you can use the formula for probability:

\[ P(\text{undergraduate}) = \frac{\text{Number of undergraduate students}}{\text{Total number of students}} \]

In this case, the number of undergraduate students is 9, and the total number of students is the sum of undergraduate and non-undergraduate students:

\[ \text{Total number of students} = 9 + 9 = 18 \]

Now, plug the numbers into the probability formula:

\[ P(\text{undergraduate}) = \frac{9}{18} \]

Now, simplify the fraction:

\[ P(\text{undergraduate}) = \frac{1}{2} \]

Thus, the experimental probability that the next student to enroll will be an undergraduate student is:

\[ P(\text{undergraduate}) = \frac{1}{2} \]