Question

A piece of paper is chosen from a bag that contains 10 pieces of paper numbered 1 through 10. Find the probability that the paper chosen has an odd number or a number less than 5 on it.

Answer 1

1/5

Explanation:

Answer 2

7/10 (70%)

Explanation:

There are papers in the bag labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. There are 5 pieces of paper that are odd, which are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Then, you also have to add in all the numbers less than 5, which are 1, 2, 3, 4. Now, 1, and 3, are already selected so you need to add 2 and 4. This leaves you with a group of numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9. Those are 7 numbers, out of the possible 10, which means there's a 7/10 chance. (70%) chance.