Gopi purchases a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The retailer takes out one fish indiscriminately from a tank containing 5 male fish and 8 female fish (see Fig. 15.4). What is the likelihood that the fish taken out is a male fish?
Gopi purchases a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The retailer takes out one fish indiscriminately from a tank containing 5 male fish and 8 female fish (see Fig. 15.4). What is the likelihood that the fish taken out is a male fish?
Ncert solutions class 10 chapter 15-1

Solution:

The all out number of fish in the tank = 5+8 = 13

All out number of male fish = 5

P(E) = (Number of good results/Total number of results)

P (male fish) = 5/13 = 0.38