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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

A number is selected at random from 1 through 100, inclusive. What is the probability that the number is a divisor of 50? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
There are 100 numbers possible between 1 and 100. There are 6 divisors of 50: 1,2,5,10,25,50. So the probability that a randomly selected number is a divisor of 50 is .
Final answer
\dfrac{3}{50}