Probability and conditional probability

Easy Math · Problem-Solving and Data Analysis · Probability and conditional probability · MCQ

The table gives the distribution of votes for a new school mascot and grade level for $80$ students.

Mascot	Grade level
Mascot	Sixth	Seventh	Eighth	Total
Badger	$4$	$9$	$9$	$22$
Lion	$9$	$2$	$9$	$20$
Longhorn	$4$	$6$	$4$	$14$
Tiger	$6$	$9$	$9$	$24$
Total	$23$	$26$	$31$	$80$

If one of these students is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a student whose vote for new mascot was for a lion?

A
$\frac{1}{9}$
B
$\frac{1}{5}$
C
$\frac{1}{4}$
D
$\frac{2}{3}$

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