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You are rolling two dice. When the two numbers (1-6) come up, you multiply the numbers

together. What is the probability of getting a product that is NOT divisible by 2?*

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Answer:

1/4 probability of getting a product that isn't divisible by 2.

Explanation:

These are all the possible outcomes

1 x 1 = 1 2 x 1 = 2 3 x 1 = 3 4 x 1 = 4 5 x 1 = 5 6 x 1 = 6

1 x 2 = 2 2 x 2 = 4 3 x 2 = 6 4 x 2 = 8 5 x 2 = 10 6 x 2 = 12

1 x 3 = 3 2 x 3 = 6 3 x 3 = 9 4 x 3 = 12 5 x 3 = 15 6 x 3 = 18

1 x 4 = 4 2 x 4 = 8 3 x 4 = 12 4 x 4 = 16 5 x 4 = 20 6 x 4 = 24

1 x 5 = 5 2 x 5 = 10 3 x 5 = 15 4 x 5 = 20 5 x 5 = 25 6 x 5 = 30

1 x 6 = 6 2 x 6 = 12 3 x 6 = 18 4 x 6 = 24 5 x 6 = 30 6 x 6 = 36

All of the outcomes that aren't divisible by 2 are in bold

There are 9 out of 36 possible outcomes that aren't divisible by 2

9/36 = 1/4

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