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A number is selected from the first 20 natural numbers. Find the probability that it would be divisible by 3 or 7?(a) \(\frac{19}{46}\)(b) \(\frac{24}{67}\)(c) \(\frac{12}{37}\)(d) \(\frac{7}{20}\)I got this question during an interview for a job.My query is from Addition Theorem on Probability in chapter Discrete Probability of Discrete Mathematics

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Right option is (d) \(\FRAC{7}{20}\)

The explanation is: Let X be the event that the number selected WOULD be divisible by 3 and Y be the event that the selected number would be divisible by 7. Then A u B denotes the event that the number would be divisible by 3 or 7. Now, X = {3, 9, 12, 15, 18} and Y = {7, 14} whereas S = {1, 2, 3, …,20}. Since A N B = Null set, so that the two events A and B are mutually EXCLUSIVE and as such we have,

P(A u B)=P(A) + P(B)⇒P(A u B)=\(\frac{5}{20} + \frac{2}{20}\)

Therefore,P(A u B)=\(\frac{7}{20}\).



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