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In this task, you need to provide the correct option for a given problem on probability from the provided options.
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Problem: if x is to be chosen at random from the set { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 } and y is to be chosen at random from the set { 6 , 7 } , what is the probability that xy will be even ?
Options: a ) 1 / 6 , b ) 1 / 3 , c ) 1 / 2 , d ) 2 / 3 , e ) 5 / 6
answer:
a

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Problem: x , y , and z are all unique numbers . if x is chosen randomly from the set { 9 , 10 , 11 } and y and z are chosen randomly from the set { 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 } , what is the probability that x and y are prime and z is not ?
Options: a ) 1 / 20 , b ) 1 / 12 , c ) 2 / 15 , d ) 3 / 10 , e ) 1 / 7
answer:
b

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Problem: a certain club has 10 members , including parry . one of the 10 members is chosen at random to be the president , one of the remaining 9 members is to be chosen at random to be the secretary , and one of the remaining 8 members is to be chosen at random to be the treasurer . what is the probability that parry will be either the member chose to be secretary or the member chose to be treasurer ?
Options: a ) 1 / 720 , b ) 1 / 80 , c ) 1 / 10 , d ) 1 / 9 , e ) 1 / 5
answer:
e