Question

Elena randomly chooses a number from 1 to 10. What is the probability she chooses a number greater than 5?

Answer 1

ANSWER

$P(E)=\frac{1}{2}$

EXPLANATION

From the given information, Elena chooses a number from 1 to 10.

The sample space is

S={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

n(S)=10

The numbers greater than 5 are:

E={6,7,8,9,10}

n(E)=5

The probability that, she chooses a number greater than 5 is:

$P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}$

Substitute the values,

$P(E) = \frac{5}{10}$

$P(E) = \frac{1}{2}$