A bag contains 6 tiles numbered from 1 6. If two tiles are selected
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11 Sep 2023, 01:25
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First, we will calculate the total number of ways of selecting two tiles randomly out of 6.
This can be done in 𝐶62 ways.
Now, for the sum of numbers to be a multiple of 2, it implies that the sum must be
EVEN.
That means for the sum to be even there are two possibilities:
(i) Either both must be EVEN numbers
(ii) Both must be ODD numbers.
There are 3 EVEN numbered tiles (2, 4, 6) and 3 ODD numbered tiles (1, 3, 5).
Thus, total number of ways of selecting two EVEN number tiles = C32
Total number of ways of selecting two ODD number tiles =C32
Therefore,
Total number of ways of selecting 2 even or 2 odd tiles =C32+C32
Probability will be
C32+C32C62=3+36×52=615=25