Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random from a tank containing $5$ male fish and $8$ female fish. What is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

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Total number of fish in the tank $= 13$
$P ($ Male fish $) = \frac{Number of male fish}{Total number of fish}$

$P ($ Male fish $) = \frac{5}{13}$

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Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random from a tank containing 5 male fish and 8 female fish. What is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

Total number of fish in the tank =13P(Male fish)=Number of male fishTotal number of fishP(Male fish)=513

Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random from a tank containing $5$ male fish and $8$ female fish. What is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

Total number of fish in the tank $= 13$
$P ($ Male fish $) = \frac{Number of male fish}{Total number of fish}$

$P ($ Male fish $) = \frac{5}{13}$