If 60% of boys doing sports and 40% of girls doing sports, then what is the probability that a randomly chosen student is doing sports; if 40% of the class's population is girls? O a. 0.24 O b. 0.48 O .0.52 O d. 0.64 O e. 0.36

If 60% of boys doing sports and 40% of girls doing sports, then what is the probability that a randomly chosen student is doing sports; if 40% of the class's population is girls? O a. 0.24 O b. 0.48 O .0.52 O d. 0.64 O e. 0.36

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If 60% of boys doing sports and 40% of girls doing sports, then what is the probability that a randomly chosen student is doing sports; if 40% of the class's population is girls?
O a. 0.24
O b. 0.48
О с. 0.52
O d. 0.64
О е. 0.36

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