To determine the probability that a male student chooses chocolate ice cream, you need to understand and apply basic probability principles.
### Steps for Solution:
1. Identify the relevant data from the table:
- Number of male students who chose chocolate ice cream: 13
- Total number of male students: 23
2. Apply the formula for probability:
The probability [tex]\(P\)[/tex] of an event is given by the formula:
[tex]\[
P(\text{event}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}
\][/tex]
In this case, the event is a male student choosing chocolate ice cream.
3. Calculate the probability:
Using the provided data:
[tex]\[
P(\text{male student choosing chocolate ice cream}) = \frac{\text{Number of male students choosing chocolate ice cream}}{\text{Total number of male students}}
\][/tex]
Substituting the numbers:
[tex]\[
P(\text{male student choosing chocolate ice cream}) = \frac{13}{23}
\][/tex]
4. Simplify the fraction (if necessary) and find the decimal representation:
[tex]\[
\frac{13}{23} \approx 0.5652173913043478
\][/tex]
Thus, the probability that a male student chooses chocolate ice cream is approximately [tex]\(0.5652\)[/tex] or [tex]\(56.52\%\)[/tex].
