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Question 263816: What is the probability that the square root of a randomly selected two-digit whole number is less than eight? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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Number must be two digit, so 10 to 99 = 90 numbers
To have a sq rt less than 8, is 10 to 63 = 54 numbers
So chance is 54/90 = 6/10 = 3/5 as a fraction