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7 October, 18:40

Vanessa has two bags that contain slips of paper. One bag has 4 slips of paper that are numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5. The other bag has 4 slips of paper that are numbered 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Vanessa chooses one slip of paper from each bag without looking.

The random variable X is the product of the numbers on the slips of paper.

What is P (12≤X≤15) ?

Enter your answer, in simplest fraction form, in the box.

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  1. 7 October, 22:36
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    The possibilities are:

    2x3, 2x4, 2x5, 2x6

    3x3, 3x4, 3x5, 3x6

    4x3, 4x4, 4x5, 4x6

    5x3, 5x4, 5x5, 5x6

    And the only ones where the product is from 12 to 15 are:

    2x6

    3x4, 3x5

    4x3

    5x3

    There are 5 valid possibilities out of the 16 total, so P = 5/16.
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