document.write( "Question 1019419: A bag contains eight chips numbered 1 through 8. Two chips are drawn randomly from the bag and laid down in the order they were drawn. What is the probability that the 2-digit number formed is divisible by 3? Convert to a percent and round to the tenths place.\r
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We are looking for all(there is no 0 or 9) the two-digit numbers between 12 and 87 which are divisible by 3, they are
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\n" ); document.write( ": A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 20 numbers divisible by 3 out of 8 * 7 = 56 possibilities
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\n" ); document.write( "The probability(Pr) of a two digit number divisible by 3 is 20 / 56 = 0.357142857
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\n" ); document.write( "Pr = 35.714 = 35.7%
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