Refer to Example 5, Section 14.4, Chapter 14. Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.

Number of students born in the month of August = 6
Total number of students = 40

\(P = \frac{Number of students born in August}{Total number of students}\)
\(P = \frac{6}{40} = \frac{3}{20}\).

Therefore, the probability that a student of the class was born in August is \(\frac{3}{20}\).