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Mathematics — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
A bag contains 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. A card is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the number on the card is a perfect cube?
  1. (a) $\frac{1}{20}$
  2. (b) $\frac{3}{50}$
  3. (c) $\frac{1}{25}$
  4. (d) $\frac{7}{100}$
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Model Answer

(b) $\dfrac{3}{50}$

Perfect cubes from 1 to 100: 1³=1, 2³=8, 3³=27, 4³=64, 5³=125 (>100). So favourable outcomes = 4.

$$P = \frac{4}{100} = \frac{1}{25}$$

(c) $\dfrac{1}{25}$ is the correct answer.

Explanation

The perfect cubes between 1 and 100 are 1, 8, 27, and 64 — that is 4 numbers. Using the formula P(E) = favourable outcomes / total outcomes = 4/100 = 1/25. Option (b) 3/50 = 6/100, which would need 6 perfect cubes — incorrect. Watch out: 5³ = 125 > 100, so it is excluded. The correct option is (c).

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