Question

the table shows the breakdown of performers in a particular traveling circus. trapeze artists 13, magicians 10, dancers 3, clowns 1. what is the probability that a randomly selected performer will be a dancer? write your answer as a fraction of whole numbers. p(dancer) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of performers

$13 + 10+3 + 1=27$

Step2: Calculate probability of selecting a dancer

The number of dancers is 3. Probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. So $P(\text{dancer})=\frac{3}{27}=\frac{1}{9}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{9}$