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Question : 17

Total: 40

A number is chosen at random from the set

\mathrm{P}=\{1,2,3,4,5, \ldots 10\}

. What is the probability that the number is greater than 3?

$\frac{4}{5}$
$\frac{3}{10}$
$\frac{7}{10}$
$\frac{1}{5}$

Solution:

Concept:

Probability is the number of favourable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes.

Explanation:

The set is

\mathrm{P} = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10\}

, so the total number of outcomes is

10

.

The numbers greater than

3

are

4,5,6,7,8,9,10

, giving

7

favourable outcomes.

Thus, the probability is

P(\text{number} > 3) = \frac{7}{10}.

Answer:

\frac{7}{10}

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