Question

There are ten slips of paper in a box, each numbered 1-10. If Gerard reaches into the box without looking, what is the probability that he will get a number less than 3?

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Answer 1

Answer: 1/5

Explanation:

There are 10 slips of paper.

The only numbers less than three are 1 and 2

The probability that he will pick up a slip of paper less than three is 2 since only 1 and 2 are less than three.

Therefore the probability is 2/10, and when simplified, it is 1/5.

Therefore the answer is 1/5.

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