Question

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 24 students, 9 of them play basketball and 5 of them play baseball. There are 3 students who play both sports. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the probability that a student plays basketball or baseball, we first need to find the total number of students who play either basketball or baseball.

Total number of students who play basketball = 9
Total number of students who play baseball = 5
Number of students who play both sports = 3

Total number of students who play basketball or baseball = Total basketball players + Total baseball players - Students who play both sports
= 9 + 5 - 3
= 11

Therefore, the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball is:

Probability = Number of students who play either basketball or baseball / Total number of students
= 11/24
= 0.4583 or 45.83%

So, the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball is 0.4583 or 45.83%.