Each of ten tickets is marked with a different number from 1 to 10 and put in a box. If you draw a ticket from the box, what is the probability that you will draw 2, 7, or 6?
A) $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 10 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$

Question

Each of ten tickets is marked with a different number from 1 to 10 and put in a box. If you draw a ticket from the box, what is the probability that you will draw 2, 7, or 6? 
A) $\frac { 1 } { 10 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 7 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 10 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability is calculated by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of outcomes. Here, drawing 2, 7, or 6 are 3 favorable outcomes out of 10 possible outcomes, so the probability is $\frac{3}{10}$.

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