A container has 30 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. If one medals is selected at the random from the container, what is the probability that it is not a gold medal?

  • A 9/35
  • B 11/35
  • C 4/7
  • D 3/7

The correct answer is C. 4/7

To find the probability that a randomly selected medal is not a gold medal, we need to consider the total number of medals that are not gold and divide it by the total number of medals.

Total number of medals = 30 (gold) + 22 (silver) + 18 (bronze) = 70 medals

Number of medals that are not gold = 22 (silver) + 18 (bronze) = 40 medals

Now, the probability of selecting a medal that is not gold is:

\(\text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of medals that are not gold}}{\text{Total number of medals}} = \frac{40}{70} = \frac{4}{7}. \)

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