SOLUTION: A basket contains 6 pieces of paper numbered from 1 to 6. A hat contains the letters A, B, and C. If a blindfolded person picks a number and a letter, what is the probability that

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Question 1039359: A basket contains 6 pieces of paper numbered from 1 to 6. A hat contains the letters A, B, and C. If a blindfolded person picks a number and a letter, what is the probability that the number is even and the letter is A?
Answer by chen.aavaz(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability that the number is even: 3/6 = 1/2
Probability that the letter is A: 1/3
Probability for both: 1/2*1/3 = 1/6