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What is the probability that a number chosen at random from the intergers between 1...

Mathematics
JAMB 1985

What is the probability that a number chosen at random from the intergers between 1 and 10 inclusive is either a prime or a multiple of 3?

  • A. \(\frac{7}{10}\)
  • B. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • C. \(\frac{4}{5}\)
  • D. \(\frac{3}{10}\)
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

Simple Space: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 = 10)

Prime: (2, 3, 5, 7)

multiples of 3: (3, 6, 9)
Using: ∣A∪B ∣= ∣A∣ + ∣B∣ − ∣A∩B∣ = 4 + 3 − 1 =6.

Or
Prime or multiples of 3: (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 = 6)

Probability = \(\frac{6}{10}\)

= \(\frac{3}{5}\)


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