Kathy works for Drain Guy's Plumbing. There are 32 plumbers that work for the company. 28 of the plumbers are men and 4 are women. The owner put all the plumbers names in a hat and will draw one name to give a special prize to. What is the theoretical probability that he will draw a woman's name?

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Kathy works for Drain Guy's Plumbing. There are 32 plumbers that work for the company. 28 of the plumbers are men and 4 are women. The owner put all the plumbers names in a hat and will draw one name to give a special prize to. What is the theoretical probability that he will draw a woman's name?
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

The theoretical probability of drawing a woman's name is 4 out of 32, or 1 out of 8. This can be expressed as a fraction of 1/8 or a decimal of 0.125.