Question 3
In a particular section of Class IX, 40 students were asked about the months of their birth and the following graph was prepared for the data so obtained:

Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.

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Solution

Number of students born in the month of August = 6
Total number of students = 40
$P (Students born in the month of August) = \frac{Number of students born in August}{Total number of students}$
$P (Students born in the month of August) = \frac{6}{40} = \frac{3}{20}$

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$\begin{matrix} J a n . & F e b . & M a r c h & A p r i l & M a y & J u n e & J u l y & A u g . & S e p t . & O c t . & N o v . & D e c . 3 & 4 & 2 & 2 & 5 & 1 & 2 & 6 & 3 & 4 & 4 & 4 \end{matrix}$

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Question 3 In a particular section of Class IX, 40 students were asked about the months of their birth and the following graph was prepared for the data so obtained: Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.

Number of students born in the month of August = 6 Total number of students = 40 P (Students born in the month of August)=Number of students born in AugustTotal number of students P (Students born in the month of August)=640=320

Question 3
In a particular section of Class IX, 40 students were asked about the months of their birth and the following graph was prepared for the data so obtained:

Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.

Number of students born in the month of August = 6
Total number of students = 40
$P (Students born in the month of August) = \frac{Number of students born in August}{Total number of students}$
$P (Students born in the month of August) = \frac{6}{40} = \frac{3}{20}$