Three freshmen, 3 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 3 seniors are participating on the debate team. The team's captain is randomly selected from any grade level. What is the probability that a freshman will NOT be selected as captain?

Question

Three freshmen, 3 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 3 seniors are participating on the debate team. The team's captain is randomly selected from any grade level. What is the probability that a freshman will NOT be selected as captain?

Responses

A. 1/4
B. 1/3
C. 3/4
D. 5/6

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 month ago

C. 3/4

There are a total of 12 team members, with 3 of them being freshmen. Therefore, the probability of a freshman not being selected as captain is 9/12, which simplifies to 3/4.