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You pick a card at random.\newline567567\newlineWhat is P(5)P(5)?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or whole number.\newline_____\_\_\_\_\_

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Q. You pick a card at random.\newline567567\newlineWhat is P(5)P(5)?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or whole number.\newline_____\_\_\_\_\_
  1. Identify Total Number: Identify the total number of cards and the specific cards of interest.\newlineTotal cards = 567567\newlineCards with the number 5=5,15,25,,5655 = 5, 15, 25, \ldots, 565\newlineWe need to find how many numbers between 11 and 567567 end in 55.
  2. Calculate Number of Cards: Calculate the number of cards that end in 55.\newlineThe sequence starts at 55 and increases by 1010 each time (55, 1515, 2525, ..., 565565).\newlineUsing the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, an=a1+(n1)d a_n = a_1 + (n-1) \cdot d , where a1=5 a_1 = 5 and d=10 d = 10 .\newlineSet an=565 a_n = 565 and solve for n:\newline565565 = 55 + (n1-1) \cdot 1010\newline560560 = (n1-1) \cdot 1010\newlinen - 11 = 5656\newlinen = 5757\newlineThere are 5757 cards that end in 55.
  3. Calculate Probability: Calculate the probability P(5)P(5). \newlineP(5)=Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomesP(5) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}\newlineP(5)=57567P(5) = \frac{57}{567}\newlineSimplify the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 33.\newlineP(5)=19189P(5) = \frac{19}{189}

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