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Counting and Basic Probability · Question 38 of 65

Question 38

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A two-digit number is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is a perfect square?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. There are 90 two-digit numbers (10 to 99).

  2. The perfect squares among them are 16, 25, 36, 49, 64 and 81, which is 6.

  3. Probability =690=115= \frac{6}{90} = \frac{1}{15}.

Worth noting

There are 90 two-digit numbers, not 99 or 100: using 99 gives 233\frac{2}{33} and using 100 gives 350\frac{3}{50}. Wrongly including 100 (or 09) as a seventh square gives 790\frac{7}{90}.

Concept
Counting the sample space correctly
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40 s
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