2008 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 24
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Ten tiles numbered through are turned face down. One tile is turned up at random, and a die is rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the tile and the die will be a square?
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqPFm9cU0MY ~David
Solution
The numbers can at most multiply to be . The squares less than are and . The possible pairs are and . There are choices and possibilities giving a probability of .
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