Question

last year, 89 musicians attended a jazz camp, and 15 of them were bassists. what is the experimental probability that the first musician to sign up will be a bassist?
write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
p(bassist) = \boxed{}
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Explanation:

Step1: Recall experimental probability formula

Experimental probability of an event is the number of times the event occurs divided by the total number of trials. Here, the event is "being a bassist", number of bassists (favorable outcomes) is 15, total number of musicians (total outcomes) is 89.

Step2: Calculate the probability

Using the formula \( P(\text{bassist})=\frac{\text{Number of bassists}}{\text{Total number of musicians}} \), substitute the values: \( P(\text{bassist}) = \frac{15}{89} \)

Answer:

\(\frac{15}{89}\)