A number is selected at random between 20 and 30, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the number is a prime

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1997 Subject: General Mathematics

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A number is selected at random between 20 and 30, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the number is a prime
Answer Details
Possible outcomes are 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Prime numbers has only two factors
itself and 1
The prime numbers among the group are 23, 29. Probability of choosing a prime number
=  Number of prime No. of total Possible Outcomes
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