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In a particular section of class IX, 40 students were asked about the month of their birth and the following graph was prepared for the data so obtained.

Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.

A

`(1)/(2)`

B

`(1)/(3)`

C

`(1)/(4)`

D

`(3)/(20)`

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The correct Answer is:
D

Total number of students in class IX, n(S) = 40
Number if student born in the month of August, n(E) = 6
`therefore" Probability, that the students of the class IX was born in August" = (n(E))/(n(S))=(6)/(40)=(3)/(20)`Ans.
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