Question

A hat contains pieces of paper marked with the numbers 1 through 16. Tell whether picking an even number is impossible, unlikely, as likely as not, likely, or certain. Tell whether the probability is 0, close to 0, 1 2 , close to 1, or 1. Complete the sentence to answer. Picking an even number is . The probability is

Answer 1

Likely = 1/2

Explanation:

Solution:-

- From the set of numbers from 1 through 16. We will list and count the even numbers.

U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16}

Even = {2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 14 , 16}

- The count of even numbers would be:

Count ( U ) = 16

Count (Even) = 8

- The probability to a pick piece of paper with an even number would be:

P ( Even ) = Count (Even) / Count (U)

= 8 / 16

= 1/2

- Hence, picking an even number is likely with a probability of 1/2.