Question

17 cards numbered 1, 2, 3,……,16,17 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. One person draws a card from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card is

Odd

Answer 1

The probability of drawing an odd-numbered card is 9/17 or approximately 0.529.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that the number on the card drawn is odd, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes (odd numbers) and the total number of outcomes.

There are 17 cards in total, with 9 of them being odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17).

Therefore, the probability of drawing an odd number can be calculated as:

P(Odd) = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes

P(Odd) = 9 / 17

P(Odd) ≈ 0.529