QUESTION $1$

A company made a number of purchases during the course of a year's trading. The amounts were as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[$Purchases $(),$January,April,July,October$],[$Stationery$,153,256,185,380],[$Computer supplies,$305,475,515,498],[$Comestibles$,121,85,325,79],[$Hardware$,1070,895,407,983]]$

One purchase is sampled at random by the company. What is the probability that it was for less than $500?$

A$.0\mathrm{.}49$

B$.0\mathrm{.}75$

C$.0\mathrm{.}25$

D$.0\mathrm{.}51$