Question

A bag contains 17 cards numbered 1 through 17 . a card is randomly chosen from the bag. what is the probability that the card has an even number on it? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Probability of choosing a card that has an even number on it $= \frac{8}{17}$

Explanation

Cards: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

There are total 17 cards and we are choosing only one card randomly which has even number on it.

The even number cards are: 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

That means there are total 8 even number cards.

So, Probability of choosing a card that has an even number on it $= \frac{8}{17}$

Answer 2

Solution:

Even number:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
TOTAL: 8

Therefore,
Probability = 8/17