Question

There are 348 identical plastic chips numbered 1 through 348 in a box. What is the probability of reaching into the box and randomly drawing a chip number that is smaller than 213

Answer 1

P(E) = $\dfrac{53}{87}$ or, 0.6092

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

There are 348 identical plastic chips numbered 1 through 348 in a box.

To find, the probability of reaching into the box and randomly drawing a chip number which is smaller than 213 = ?

Total number of possible outcomes = 348

Let E be the event of getting randomly drawing a chip number that is smaller than 213.

Favourable outcomes are:

1, 2, 3, .............., 212

Number of favourable outcomes = 212

∴ Probability =

P(E) =

= $\dfrac{53}{87}$ or, 0.6092

Thus, P(E) = $\dfrac{53}{87}$ or, 0.6092