Question

lacey went birdwatching and saw 8 ducks, as well as 46 other birds. what is the probability that a randomly chosen bird spotted by lacey is a duck? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(duck) =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of birds

$8 + 46=54$

Step2: Calculate probability of choosing a duck

The probability formula is $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. Here, the number of favorable outcomes (ducks) is 8 and total number of outcomes (total birds) is 54. So $P(\text{duck})=\frac{8}{54}=\frac{4}{27}$

Answer:

$\frac{4}{27}$