An experiment consists of randomly choosing a number between 1 and 10. Let E be the event that the number chosen is even. Assuming that each of the numbers between 1 and 10 is equally likely
To be chosen, find P(E).
A).8
B).1
C).2
D).5

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The numbers between 1 and 10 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Among these, the even numbers are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, making 5 even numbers out of 10 total numbers. Therefore, P(E) = 5/10 = 0.5.

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