Question

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

• A. $=\frac{5}{17}$
• B. $=\frac{9}{17}$
• C. $=\frac{3}{17}$
• D. $=\frac{7}{17}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $=\frac{9}{17}$

Total outcomes =17=17
Favourable outcomes =1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17=9=1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17=9
∴∴ Required probality =917