Question

There are 748 identical plastic chips numbered 1 through 748 in a box. What is the probability of reaching into the box and randomly drawing the chip numbered 513? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.

Answer 1

Answer:

1/748 or about 0.0013

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there is an exactly equal probability of drawing any of the chips, the probability of drawing the one numbered 513 is:

$\dfrac{1}{748}\approx 0.0013$

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