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There are 40 students in a course: 15 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 12 juniors, and 5 seniors. One student is selected at random to attend a workshop and report back to the class. What is the probability that the chosen student is a junior? 12% 30% 40% 50%

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There are 40 students in a course: 15 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 12 juniors, and 5 seniors. One student is selected at random to attend a workshop and report back to the class. What is the probability that the chosen student is a junior? 12% 30% 40% 50%

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The probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of outcomes.

In this case, the favorable outcome is the student being a junior, and the total number of outcomes is the total number of students.

So, the probability (P) that the chosen student is a junior is calculated as follows:

P(Junior) = Number of Juniors / Total Number of Students P(Junior) = 12 / 40 = 0.3

So, the probability that the chosen student is a junior is 30%.

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