Jake has 30 total contacts. 16 of these contacts are people he met at school. What is the probability of Jake calling a person he met at school? The answer should be rounded to 2 decimal places if necessary.

1. Problem Description

Jake has 30 total contacts. 16 of these contacts are people he met at school. What is the probability of Jake calling a person he met at school? The answer should be rounded to 2 decimal places if necessary.

2. Solution Steps

The probability of an event is calculated as:

$Probability = \frac{Number \ of \ favorable \ outcomes}{Total \ number \ of \ possible \ outcomes}$

In this case:

Number of favorable outcomes = Number of people Jake met at school = 16

Total number of possible outcomes = Total number of contacts = 30

Therefore, the probability is:

$P(call \ a \ person \ from \ school) = \frac{16}{30}$

Simplify the fraction:

$P(call \ a \ person \ from \ school) = \frac{8}{15}$

Convert the fraction to a decimal:

$P(call \ a \ person \ from \ school) = 0.53333...$

Round the decimal to 2 decimal places:

$P(call \ a \ person \ from \ school) = 0.53$

3. Final Answer

0.53