BECE Mathematics 2025 Paper

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Question : 36

Total: 40

A survey shows that

28\%

of all the men in a village are vegetarian. What is the probability that a man selected at random from the village is a vegetarian?

$\dfrac{7}{25}$
$\dfrac{41}{50}$
$\dfrac{1}{2}$
$1$

Solution:

Concept:

A percentage is a fraction out of 100. The fraction of men who are vegetarian is the probability that a man picked at random is vegetarian.

Solution:

28\% = \dfrac{28}{100}

HCF of 28 and 100 is 4.

\dfrac{28 \div 4}{100 \div 4} = \dfrac{7}{25}

Check:

\dfrac{7}{25} = \dfrac{28}{100} = 0.28

✓

Answer:

Option A (

\dfrac{7}{25}

)

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