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Question
In a school, only 2 out of 5 students can participate in a quiz. What is the chance that a student picked at random makes it to the competition?
Options
20%
40%
50%
30%
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Solution
40%
Explanation:
From the question, it is given that, in a school, only 2 out of 5 students can participate in a quiz.
So, the chance that a student picked at random = `2/5`
Then percentage = `2/5 xx 100`
= 0.4 × 100
= 40%
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