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Class 10 - Mathematics - Chapter 14: PROBABILITY - Exercise 14.1Question 12
Class 10 - Mathematics - Chapter 14: PROBABILITY - Exercise 14.1
Question. 12
A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and these are equally likely outcomes. What is the probability that it will point at
(i) 8?
(ii) an odd number?
(iii) a number greater than 2?
(iv) a number less than 9?
Answer:
(i) \( \dfrac{1}{8} \)
(ii) \( \dfrac{1}{2} \)
(iii) \( \dfrac{3}{4} \)
(iv) \( 1 \)