A math class has 4 girls and 4 boys in the seventh grade and 3 girls and 5 boys in the eighth grade. the teacher randomly selects a seventh grader and an eighth grader from the class for a competition. what is the probability that the students she selects are both girls? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Accepted Solution
A:
Total seventh grade = 4 + 4 = 8 Total eight grade = 3 + 5 = 8
P(a seventh grade girl and a eight grade girl) = (4/8)(3/8) = 3/16