Question

the students in a creative writing class were asked to write a short story about a superhero. the instructor told the students to choose a superpower and a personality flaw from among the options provided. this table shows the students choices.

	fly	read minds
lazy	12	6
impatient	6	6

what is the probability that a randomly selected superhero is impatient or forgetful?
simplify any fractions.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of students

Add all the values in the table: \(10 + 4+12 + 6+6 + 6=44\)

Step2: Calculate number of impatient or forgetful students

Number of forgetful students: \(10 + 4 = 14\). Number of impatient students: \(6+6 = 12\). Total for impatient or forgetful: \(14+12 = 26\)

Step3: Calculate probability

Probability \(P=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}=\frac{26}{44}=\frac{13}{22}\)

Answer:

\(\frac{13}{22}\)