NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Probability
NDA 2025 · Mathematics · Probability
An integer is chosen at random from the first 50 integers. What is...
An integer is chosen at random from the first 50 integers. What is the probability that the integer is neither divisible by 5 nor 9?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Total number of integers in the sample space, .
Let be the event that the chosen integer is divisible by , and be the event that it is divisible by .
The number of integers divisible by is .
The number of integers divisible by is .
The number of integers divisible by both and (i.e., divisible by ) is .
The number of integers divisible by either or is given by:
The number of integers neither divisible by nor is:
The required probability is:
Answer:
Let be the event that the chosen integer is divisible by , and be the event that it is divisible by .
The number of integers divisible by is .
The number of integers divisible by is .
The number of integers divisible by both and (i.e., divisible by ) is .
The number of integers divisible by either or is given by:
The number of integers neither divisible by nor is:
The required probability is:
Answer: