Question

Mrs. Reiter has 30 popsicle sticks with the name of each student in her class written on them. She randomly picks a popsicle stick from the can and calls on that student to answer a question. Mrs. Reiter has 12 boys in her class and the rest are girls.

What is the probability of Mrs. Reiter NOT picking a boy?



Responses
A
2
5
2 5
B
3
5
3 5
C
2
3
2 3
D
1
2

Answer 1

To find the probability of Mrs. Reiter NOT picking a boy, we first need to determine the number of girls in the class.

Given:
- Total popsicle sticks (students) = 30
- Number of boys = 12

To find the number of girls:
Number of girls = Total students - Number of boys
Number of girls = 30 - 12 = 18

Now, the probability of Mrs. Reiter NOT picking a boy (i.e., picking a girl) is calculated as follows:

Probability of not picking a boy = (Number of girls) / (Total number of students)
Probability of not picking a boy = 18 / 30

To simplify:
18 / 30 = 3 / 5

Thus, the probability of Mrs. Reiter NOT picking a boy is \( \frac{3}{5} \).

The correct response is:
B \( \frac{3}{5} \)