2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 7
Each of two boxes contains three chips numbered ,
,
. A chip is drawn randomly from each box and the numbers on the two chips are multiplied. What is the probability that their product is even?
Solution
We can instead calculate the probability that their product is odd, and subtract this from . In order to get an odd product, we have to draw an odd number from each box. We have a
probability of drawing an odd number from one box, so there is a
probability of having an odd product. Thus, there is a
probability of having an even product.
Solution 2
You can also make this problem into a spinner problem. You have the first spinner with equally divided
sections, and
You make a second spinner that is identical to the first, with
equal sections of
,
, and
. If the first spinner lands on
, to be even, it must land on two. You write down the first
combination of numbers . Next, if the spinner lands on
, it can land on any number on the second
spinner. We now have the combinations of . Finally, if the first spinner ends on
, we
have Since there are
possible combinations, and we have
evens, the final answer is
.
See Also
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