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18.(ii)   A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears a perfect square number

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Total number of discs = 90

Perfect square numbers between 1 and 90 are {1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81}

Therefore, total number of discs having perfect squares = 9.

\therefore P(getting\ a\ perfect\ square) = \frac{favourable\ outcomes}{total\ outcomes} = \frac{9}{90}

= \frac{1}{10} 

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