SOLUTION: An experiment starts with four cards which are numbered 1, 4, 6 and 9 respectively. Two cards are chosen at random. FInd the probability that the number on each card is even.

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Question 1162445: An experiment starts with four cards which are numbered 1, 4, 6 and 9 respectively.
Two cards are chosen at random. FInd the probability that the number on each card is even.
a. 1 / 6
b. 2 / 5
c. 1 / 4
d. 2 / 3

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first has probability 1/2, and the second has probability 1/3, since 1 even numbered card was drawn
The joint probability is 1/6.