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Problem 129

Combinatorics Difficulty 1.3 Multiple choice CEMC Gauss (Grade 7) · Canada · 2023

An integer is randomly chosen from the list 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19. What is the probability that the chosen integer is
even?

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Official solution

The number of integers in the list is 10. Of these integers, 5
are even (they are 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18). Thus, the probability that
the chosen integer is even is 510\dfrac{5}{10}.

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