SOLUTION: Two numbers are randomly selected on a number line numbered 1 through 9. The same number can be chosen twice. What is the probability that both numbers are greater than 6?

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Question 879865: Two numbers are randomly selected on a number line numbered 1 through 9. The same number can be chosen twice. What is the probability that both numbers are greater than 6?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 9*9 or 81 possible outcomes.
(1,1) (1,2) . . . (1,9)
(2,1) (2,2) . . . (2,9)
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
(9,1) (9,2) . . . (9,9)
There are 3*3 or 9 possible outcomes where both numbers are greater than 6.
(7,7) (7,8) (7,9)
(8,7) (8,8) (8,9)
(9,7) (9,8) (9,9)
So then
P=9%2F81=1%2F9