Picking a number that is divide by 5 from a jar with papers labeled from 1 to 12

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asked May 4, 2019 42.4k views

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Akash Desarda · Answer 1 · 2019-05-09T06:45:24+0000

Answer:

1/6

Explanation:

The paper slips in the jar are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ..., 12.

Only 5 and 10 are evenly divisible by 5.

Thus, the probability of picking a number that is divisible by 5 is 2/12, or 1/6.