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

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To find the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the number of male and female fish. - There are 5 male fish and 8 female fish in the tank. ### Step 2: Calculate the total number of fish. - Total number of fish = Number of male fish + Number of female fish - Total number of fish = 5 (male) + 8 (female) = 13 fish ...
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