SOLUTION: A number is selected at random from each of the sets {2,3,4} and {1,3,5}. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers will be less than 7 but greater than 3?

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Question 1121063: A number is selected at random from each of the sets {2,3,4} and {1,3,5}. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers will be less than 7 but greater than 3?
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The possible combinations are: (2,1) (2,3) (2,5) (3,1) (3,3) (3,5) (4,1) (4,3) (4,5).
Of these only (2,3) (3,1) (3,3) and (4,1) give sums greater than 3 and less than 7.
Thus the probability is 4/9