Question

A box contains four equal sized cards labeled 1, 3,5, and 7. Tim will select one card from the bow. What is the probability that Tim will select a card labeled 4?

Answer 1

Answer: The probability is zero.

Explanation:

The labels on the 4 cards are 1, 3, 5 and 7. Because the cards are equal, the probability of dragging at random each one of them is equal to 1/4 = 0.25.

Now, the probability that Tim selects a card labeled with a 4 is equal to the number of cards labeled with a 4, divided the total number of cards.

We do not have cards labeled with a 4, so the probability is:

p = 0/4 = 0

because we do not have any card labeled with a 4, the probability of selecting one at random is equal to zero.