Q. You pick a card at random.567What is P(5)?Write your answer as a fraction or whole number._____
Identify Total Number: Identify the total number of cards and the specific cards of interest.Total cards = 567Cards with the number 5=5,15,25,…,565We need to find how many numbers between 1 and 567 end in 5.
Calculate Number of Cards: Calculate the number of cards that end in 5.The sequence starts at 5 and increases by 10 each time (5, 15, 25, ..., 565).Using the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, an=a1+(n−1)⋅d, where a1=5 and d=10.Set an=565 and solve for n:565 = 5 + (n−1) \cdot 10560 = (n−1) \cdot 10n - 1 = 56n = 57There are 57 cards that end in 5.
Calculate Probability: Calculate the probabilityP(5). P(5)=Total number of outcomesNumber of favorable outcomesP(5)=56757Simplify the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3.P(5)=18919