document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=299945>Question 299945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student and a professor each choose a number between 1 and 6 (1 and 6 are both possible choices). What is the probability that the two choose the same number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6*6 = 36 possible pairs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 6 pairs that have the same number: 1/1,2/2,3/3 etc.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(pair of same digits) = 6/36 = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to think of the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The student chooses any of the 6 digits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prob the professor chooses the same digit = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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