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One integer is selected at random from integers 8 through 38. Find the probability that the number is odd

User Vivek Rajagopalan
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Answer: 0.48387

Explanation:

Solution set = {9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37}

Sample Set = {8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38}

out of the 31 numbers, 15 are odd

15/31 = 0.48387 probability.

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