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Find the probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 35 is a prime number. - Mathematics

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Question

Find the probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 35 is a prime number.

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Solution

Total no. of possible outcomes = 35 {1, 2, 3, ..., 35}

 E ⟶ event of getting a prime no.

No. of favourable outcomes = 11 {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31}

Probability, P(E) =`"No. of favorable outcomes"/"Total no. of possible outcomes"`

= `11/35`

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Chapter 16: Probability - Exercise 16.1 [Page 22]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 16 Probability
Exercise 16.1 | Q 29.1 | Page 22
Nootan Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 22 Probability
Exercise 22A | Q 30. (i) | Page 506
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