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A bag contains 16 cards numbered 1 through 16. A card is randomly chosen from the bag. What is the probability that the card has a multiple of 3 on it?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Probability is expressed as

Number of favorable outcomes/total number of possible outcomes

From the information given,

Total number of outcomes = 16

Starting from 1, the multiples of 3 between 1 and 16 are 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15

This means that the number of favorable outcomes is 5

Therefore, the probability that the card has a multiple of 3 on it is

5/16 = 0.3125

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