NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 13.3
Question 31

Question. 31

An integer is chosen between 0 and 100 (inclusive). Probability it is (i) divisible by 7 (ii) not divisible by 7?

Answer:

(i) \(\dfrac{15}{101}\), (ii) \(\dfrac{86}{101}\)

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Step 1: Count the total number of integers between 0 and 100 (inclusive).

That means we are counting: 0, 1, 2, ..., 100. So, there are
\(101\) integers in total.

Step 2: Find how many of these are divisible by 7.

Numbers divisible by 7 are called multiples of 7: 0, 7, 14, 21, …, 98.

Let us check the largest multiple: \(98 = 7 \times 14\).

So, the multiples are from \(7 \times 0 = 0\) up to \(7 \times 14 = 98\).

That gives us \(15\) numbers in total (from 0 to 14 gives 15 multiples).

Step 3: Probability of choosing a number divisible by 7.

Probability = \(\dfrac{\text{favourable outcomes}}{\text{total outcomes}}\).

Here, favourable outcomes = 15, total outcomes = 101.

So, Probability = \(\dfrac{15}{101}\).

Step 4: Probability of choosing a number not divisible by 7.

Total numbers = 101, numbers divisible by 7 = 15.

So, numbers not divisible by 7 = \(101 - 15 = 86\).

Therefore, Probability = \(\dfrac{86}{101}\).

Final Answer:
(i) Divisible by 7 = \(\dfrac{15}{101}\)
(ii) Not divisible by 7 = \(\dfrac{86}{101}\)

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability – Exercise 13.3 | Detailed Answers