SOLUTION: A company that selects employees for random drug tests. They assign each employee a number from 1-6296. What is the probability of selecting a number that is not divisible by 1000?

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Question 1196700: A company that selects employees for random drug tests. They assign each employee a number from 1-6296. What is the probability of selecting a number that is not divisible by 1000?
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What is the probability of selecting a number that is not divisible by 1000?
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From 1 to 6296 inclusive, divisible by 1000 are these  6 numbers  1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000.


The rest 6296 - 6 = 6290 are NOT divisible by 1000.


Therefore, the probability the question asks for is  6290%2F6296 = 0.999047  (rounded).    ANSWER

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