You have the numbers 1–24 written on slips of paper. If you choose one slip at random, what is the probability that you will not select a number which is divisible by 6? (1 point)
1/6
5/6
1/3
2/3 my answer - right or wrong?
6, 12, 18, 24
4/24 = 1/6
Thank you but I think the answer is actually 5/6????
Yes, you're right. I missed the word "not" in the problem.
To calculate the probability of not selecting a number divisible by 6, you first need to determine the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
In this case, we have a total of 24 slips of paper representing the numbers 1-24. Out of these numbers, we need to determine how many are divisible by 6.
To find the number of slips that are divisible by 6, we can divide 24 by 6, resulting in 4. This means there are 4 slips with numbers divisible by 6.
Now we can calculate the number of slips that are not divisible by 6 by subtracting the number of slips divisible by 6 from the total number of slips: 24 - 4 = 20.
Therefore, we have 20 favorable outcomes (slips not divisible by 6) out of a total of 24 possible outcomes (total slips).
So, the probability of not selecting a number divisible by 6 is 20/24, which simplifies to 5/6.
Your answer of 2/3 is incorrect. The correct answer is 5/6.