Difference between revisions of "2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 13"

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13. Two different numbers are randomly selected from the set <math>{ - 2, -1, 0, 3, 4, 5}</math> and multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is <math>0</math>?
 
13. Two different numbers are randomly selected from the set <math>{ - 2, -1, 0, 3, 4, 5}</math> and multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is <math>0</math>?
  
(A)  <math>\frac{1}{6}</math>          (B) <math>\frac{1}{5}</math>          (C) <math>\frac{1}{4}</math>            (D) <math>\frac{1}{3}</math>          (E) <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>
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<math>(A)</math> <math>\frac{1}{6}</math>          <math>(B)</math> <math>\frac{1}{5}</math>          <math>(C)</math> <math>\frac{1}{4}</math>            <math>(D)</math> <math>\frac{1}{3}</math>          <math>(E)</math> <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>

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13. Two different numbers are randomly selected from the set ${ - 2, -1, 0, 3, 4, 5}$ and multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is $0$?

$(A)$ $\frac{1}{6}$ $(B)$ $\frac{1}{5}$ $(C)$ $\frac{1}{4}$ $(D)$ $\frac{1}{3}$ $(E)$ $\frac{1}{2}$