document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393531>Question 393531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose two distinct integers are chosen from between 5 and 17, inclusive. What is the probability that their product is odd? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 13 integers, 7 are odds and 6 are evens....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "product of two integers will be odd if both are odd integers...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways to choose 2 odd integer out of 7 = 7C2 = 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways to choose 2 integers out of 13 integers = 13C2 = 78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability =   21/78    = 7/26\r<BR>\n" );
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