A number is selected at random from the set Y = {18, 19, 20, . . . 28, 29}. Find the probability that the number is prime.

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2002 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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A number is selected at random from the set Y = {18, 19, 20, . . . 28, 29}. Find the probability that the number is prime.

Answer Details
To find the probability of selecting a prime number from the set Y = {18, 19, 20, ..., 28, 29}, we need to first identify the prime numbers in this set. The prime numbers in this set are 19, 23, and 29. The total number of elements in the set Y is 12. Therefore, the probability of selecting a prime number from the set Y is 3/12 or 1/4. Therefore, the correct option is (a) \(\frac{1}{4}\).

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