. A group of 20 university students contains 8 who are in their first year of study. A student is picked at random to represent the group at a fair. Find the probability that the student is a first year student.

. A group of 20 university students contains 8 who are in their first year of study. A student is picked at random to represent the group at a fair. Find the probability that the student is a first year student.

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