document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129555>Question 129555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two students, Katie and Carly, are playing a game that uses ten different numbered cards lying face down on a table. The faces of the cards are labeled with one of the numbers from 1 to 10(each card has a different number). If Katie and Carly each turn over a different card, what is the probability that the sum of the two cards is even? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make a list of the possible outcomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+1,1+2,1+3.................1+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+1,1+2,2+3,2+4.............2+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+1,etc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "......<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+1,1+2,9+3,................9+9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Count the number of even results.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That fraction is the probability you are looking for.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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