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OpenStudy (j.f):

a box has 20 balls labeled 1-20. what is the probability that the ball chosen is divisible by 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you have 20 balls that are labeled 1-20, you first need to find how many of the balls can be divided by 4. Think of the balls by the numbers they are labeled (1-20).

OpenStudy (j.f):

3/20?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not quite. How many numbers between 1 and 20 can be divided by 4 (including 1 and 20)

OpenStudy (j.f):

4/4 ,8/4, 12/4, 16/4, 20/4 5/20= 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes (5/20), now can you simplify the fraction?

OpenStudy (j.f):

yes, 5 is divisible by itself 1 time and 20 is divisible by 5 4 times, 1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, so there is a probability that 1 out of every 4 balls chosen will be divisible by 4.

OpenStudy (j.f):

got it. Vielen Danke

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