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20 cards are numbered from 1 to 20. One card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the number on the card is

(i) a multiple of 4 (ii) not a multiple of 6.

From 1 to 20, number of numbers divisible by 4 = 5


Total no of outcomes = 20


(i) probable outcomes of numbers divisible by 4 = 5


⇒ probability



(ii) no of numbers divisible by 6 = 3


⇒ probability



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