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# Probability | AMC-10A, 2003 | Problem 8

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## Probability – AMC-10A, 2003- Problem 8

What is the probability that a randomly drawn positive factor of $60$ is less than $7$?

• $\frac{1}{3}$
• $\frac{1}{2}$
• $\frac{3}{4}$

### Key Concepts

Probability

Factors

combinatorics

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

AMC-10A (2003) Problem 8

Pre College Mathematics

## Try with Hints

Now at first we find out the positive factors of $60$ are $1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30,60$.but the positive factors which are less than $7$ are $1,2,3,4,5,6$

Can you now finish the problem ……….

so we may say that any For a positive number $n$ which is not a perfect square, exactly half of the positive factors will be less than $\sqrt{n}$.here $60$ is not a perfect square and $\sqrt 60 \approx 7.746$.Therefore half of the positive factors will be less than $7$

can you finish the problem……..

Therefore the required probability=$\frac{1}{2}$