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One ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing ticket numbered 1 to 40. The probability that the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is.

A

`(1)/(5)`

B

`(3)/(5)`

C

`(4)/(5)`

D

`(1)/(3)`

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The correct Answer is:
A
Number of total outcomes=40
Multiples of 5 between 1 to 40=5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40
`therefore` Total number of possible outcomes=8
`therefore Required=(8)/(40)=(1)/(5)`
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