Explanation
Correct answer: A.
Choice A is correct. It's given that set K consists of all the positive integers that are less than or equal to , where none of the integers are repeated. Therefore, set K consists of the integers through , which is numbers. Of these, the integers through are less than or equal to . Therefore, there are numbers that belong to set K that are less than or equal to . Of these, half are even. Therefore, , or , numbers that belong to set K are even and less than or equal to . The probability of selecting at random a number from set K that is even and less than or equal to is equal to the number of numbers that belong to set K that are even and less than or equal to , which is , divided by the total number of numbers that belong to set K, which is . It follows that the probability of selecting at random from set K a number that is even and less than or equal to is , or .
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice B
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. This is the probability of selecting at random a number from set K that is less than or equal to , not a number that is even and less than or equal to .