2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 12
- The following problem is from both the 2007 AMC 12A #12 and 2007 AMC 10A #16, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Integers and , not necessarily distinct, are chosen independently and at random from 0 to 2007, inclusive. What is the probability that is even?
Solution
The only times when is even is when and are of the same parity. The chance of being odd is , so it has a probability of being even. Therefore, the probability that will be even is .
See also
2007 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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