There are 12 girls and 9 boys in Mrs. Johnson's classroom. She said that if she randomly selects one student from her classroom the probability that it is a boy is 3/4. Which mistake did Mrs. Johnson make?

A. She divided the number of girls by the total number of students.

B. She divided the number of boys by the total number of students.

C. She divided the number of girls by the number of boys.

D. She divided the number of boys by the number of girls.

6 answers

9/12 = 3/4
I am confused ms. sue i don't get it what is the answer
is the answer d then?
No.

Which of the answers shows 9 divided by 12?
no it is asking what is the probability not what you are saying . What he did was wrong
The mistake that Mrs. Johnson made was C. She divided the number of girls by the number of boys.