There are a total of 10 students in the bag. Out of these, 5 are 8th grade students. Therefore, the probability of not selecting an 8th grade student is 5/10 or 1/2.
So, the probability that an 8th grade student will NOT be selected is 1/2.
Mrs. Benton selects one student's work to display on a bulletin board each week. Each student's name is placed in a bag from which Mrs. Benton draws a name. What is the probability that an eighth grade student will NOT be selected?
There are five 7th grade students.
There are are also five 8th grade students
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