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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 figure). What is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

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Number of male fish = 5 

Number of female fish = 8 

Total number of fish = 5 m + 8 f = 13 fishes. 

∴ Number of total outcomes in taking a fish at random from the aquarium =13. 

Number of male fish = 5 

∴ Number of outcomes favourable to male fish = 5. 

∴ The probability of taking a male fish =

\(\frac{No.\,of\,favourable\,outcomes}{Total\,no.\,of\,outcomes}\)

= 5/18

= 0.38



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