JEE Main · 2022 · 27 Jul 2022 · Shift 1 · Probability

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Let S be the sample space of all five digit numbers. If is the probability that a randomly selected number from S, is a multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5, then is equal to
  1. (A)1.0146
  2. (B)1.2085
  3. (C)1.0285✓ Correct
  4. (D)1.1521

Answer: (C)

Solution

Total five-digit numbers: .

Five-digit multiples of 7: from 10003 to 99995, giving , so .

Five-digit multiples of 35 (divisible by both 7 and 5): from 10010 to 99995, giving , so .

Numbers divisible by 7 but not by 5: .

Therefore, and

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