Raffle tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 250 are placed in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random will have a number with a hundreds digit of 2 ? Choose the correct answer:
A) 51/250 B) 2/7 C) 33/83 D) 99/250 E) 100/249
SOLUTION   The number of integers from 101 to 250, inclusive is 250, out of which 100 (from 200 to 250) will have a hundreds digit of 2. Thus the probability is 51/250.   51/250nswer: 51/250.
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Raffle tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 250 are placed in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random will have a number with a hundreds digit of 2 ?