Hundred identical cards are numbered from

    \[\mathbf{1}\text{ }\mathbf{to}\text{ }\mathbf{100}\]

. The cards The cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn. Find the probability that the number on card drawn is:

    \[\left( \mathbf{i} \right)\]

a multiple of

    \[\mathbf{5}\]

    \[\left( \mathbf{ii} \right)\]

a multiple of

    \[\mathbf{6}\]

Hundred identical cards are numbered from

    \[\mathbf{1}\text{ }\mathbf{to}\text{ }\mathbf{100}\]

. The cards The cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn. Find the probability that the number on card drawn is:

    \[\left( \mathbf{i} \right)\]

a multiple of

    \[\mathbf{5}\]

    \[\left( \mathbf{ii} \right)\]

a multiple of

    \[\mathbf{6}\]

Solution:

We kwon that, there are

    \[100\]

cards from which one card is drawn.

Total number of elementary events

    \[=\text{ }n\left( S \right)\text{ }=\text{ }100\]

    \[\left( i \right)~\]

 From numbers

    \[1\text{ }to\text{ }100\]

there are

    \[20\]

numbers which are multiple of 5 i.e. 

    \[\{5,\text{ }10,\text{ }15,\text{ }20,\text{ }25,\]

    \[30,\text{ }35,\text{ }40,\text{ }45,\text{ }50,\text{ }55,\text{ }60,\text{ }65,\text{ }70,\text{ }75,\text{ }80,\text{ }85,\text{ }90,\text{ }95,\text{ }100\}\]

So, favorable number of events

    \[=\text{ }n\left( E \right)\text{ }=\text{ }20\]

Hence, probability of selecting a card with a multiple of

    \[5\text{ }=\text{ }n\left( E \right)/\text{ }n\left( S \right)\text{ }=\text{ }20/\text{ }100\text{ }=\text{ }1/5\]

    \[\left( ii \right)\]

From numbers

    \[1\text{ }to\text{ }100\]

, there are

    \[16\]

numbers which are multiple of

    \[6\text{ }i.e.~\{6,\text{ }12,\text{ }18,\text{ }24\]

,

    \[30,\text{ }36,\text{ }42,\text{ }48,\text{ }54,\text{ }60,\text{ }66,\text{ }72,\text{ }78,\text{ }84,\text{ }90,\text{ }96\}\]

So, favorable number of events

    \[=\text{ }n\left( E \right)\text{ }=\text{ }16\]

Hence, probability of selecting a card with a multiple of

    \[6\text{ }=\text{ }n\left( E \right)/\text{ }n\left( S \right)\text{ }=\text{ }16/\text{ }100\text{ }=\text{ }4/25\]