A certain board game has a row of squares numbered 1 to 100.

A certain board game has a row of squares numbered 1 to 100. If a game piece is placed on a random square and then moved 13 consecutive spaces in a random direction, what is the probability the piece ends no more than 13 spaces from the square numbered 49?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

27%

Steps/Work

No more than 13 spaces from 49 means in the rangefrom 49-13=36 to 49+13=62, inclusive. Total numbers in this range 62-36+1=27, the probability favorable/total=27/100
Answer: B