Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random from a tank containing 5 male fish and 8 female fish (see Fig. 14.4). What is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?
Given:
- Number of male fish = 5
- Number of female fish = 8
- Total fish = 5 + 8 = 13
So,
Probability of getting a male fish = Number of male fish / Total number of fish = 5/13