Question

    Tickets numbered 1 to 50 are mixed up and then a ticket drawn at random.  What is the probability that the ticket drawn bears a number which is multiple of 8?

    A 1/2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 7/36 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3/25 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2/3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    S= 1, 2, 3, 4 …………….. 50 = 50 E = Event of getting the multiple of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 & 48 ∴ P (E) = `(n (E))/(n (S))`   = `(6)/(50)`  =  `(3)/(25)`

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