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GATE 2014 CS (CS2) – Question 58

Engineering Mathematics · Probability and Statistics · 2 marks · Numerical answer

Find probability that a positive integer chosen uniformly from 1–100 inclusive is NOT divisible by 2, 3 or 5.

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Correct answer: 0.259 to 0.261

Explanation

Inclusion-exclusion counts divisible integers as50+33+20−16−10−6+3=74. The remaining26of100integers are divisible by none. With uniform selection, probability **0.26**. The intersections use divisors6,10,15and30.