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number theory intermediate
Problem
A box contains tiles, numbered 1, 2, 3,..., 49, 50. Only tiles which are marked with a number congruent to are blue. One tile is chosen randomly from the box. What is the probability that the tile is blue?
Solution
Positive integers which are congruent to belong to the set To find the largest element of this set which is less than or equal to 50, we look for the largest possible integer such that Solving this inequality, we find , so the maximum integer solution is . Since there are 50 total tiles, the probability that the tile is marked with a number congruent to is
Final answer
\frac{1}{5}