Question

A bag contains cars numbered from 1 to 14. Find the Probability of:

a) selecting a prime number or multiple of 4
b) selecting a multiple of 2 or 3
c) selecting 3 or 4
d) selecting 8 or a number less than 8

Answer 1

A)

Prime numbers and numbers with a multiple of four that are between 1 and 14 include: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13.

There are 9 numbers listed.

9/14 = ~0.64285... or roghly 65.3%

B) Numbers between 1 and 14 with the multiples of 2 or 3 include: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14.

There are 8 numbers listed.

8/14 = ~0.5714... or, about 57.14%

C) 3 and 4 is a list of two numbers.

2/14 = 1/7 = ~0.1429, or about 14.9%

D) There is a total of numbers equal to or less than 8 in a list of 1 and 14.

8/14 = ~0.5714... or, about 57.14%