Raffle tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 350 are placed in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random will have a number with a hundreds digit of 1 ? Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 2/5
B) 2/7
C) 33/83
D) 99/250
E) 98/250
SOLUTION   The number of integers from 101 to 350, inclusive is 250, out of which 100 (from 200 to 299) will have a hundreds digit of 2. Thus the probability is 98/250   Answer: 98/250
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Raffle tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 350 are placed in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random will have a number with a hundreds digit of 1 ?