document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323342>Question 323342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains ten balls numbered from 1 to 10. If you pick two balls at random, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two balls is even?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #231450 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=231450\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 2nd ball must match the 1st in \"oddness or evenness\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the 1st ball chosen in odd, there are 4 remaining odds out of 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same if it's even.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  It's not possible to get a sum of 20, as the other tutor mentions.<BR>\n" );
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