8. In the popular novel and movie based on the book, The Hunger Games, boys8. an

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8. In the popular novel and movie based on the book, The Hunger Games, boys8. and girls from each of twelve districts between the ages of 12 and 18 are entered into the "reaping", where the names of one boy and one girl are randomly selected to participate in the annual Hunger Games. On Reaping Day, a woman draws a boy's name from one bowl. Some children have more entries than others. Gale Hawthorne has his name entered 42 times. Suppose there are 3,000 total entries from eligible boys in District 12. What is the chance that Gale's name will be selected? a. b. c. d. e. 42% 14% 4.2% 1.4% 0.014% len of milk in 1945 was $0.62 Fstimate the cost 9.

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Answer is option D. i.e., 0.014%

Given that Gale's name is entered 42 times out of 3000 entries.

So, the chance that his name is selected = 42/3000 =0.014%

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