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Six cards numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in an empty bowl. First one
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Six cards numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in an empty bowl. First, one card is drawn and then put back into the bowl; then a second card is drawn. If the cards are drawn at random and if the sum of the numbers on the cards is 8, what is the probability that one of the two cards drawn is numbered 5?
A. 2/5
B. 3/5
C. 1/18
D. 1/3
E. 1/6
A. 2/5
B. 3/5
C. 1/18
D. 1/3
E. 1/6
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Re: Six cards numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in an empty bowl. First one
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17 Nov 2021, 04:53
17 Nov 2021, 04:53
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If the cards add to 8, that gives us these possibilities (remember that choosing (a,b) will be distinct from choosing (b,a)):
2,6 and 6,2
3,5 and 5,3
4,4
That's five different possibilities that sum to 8, of which two contain a 5.
Therefore the probability is 2/5 or answer A.
2,6 and 6,2
3,5 and 5,3
4,4
That's five different possibilities that sum to 8, of which two contain a 5.
Therefore the probability is 2/5 or answer A.
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Six cards numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in an empty bowl. First one
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09 Feb 2022, 09:08
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