Question

A box contains four slips numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and another contains three slips numbered 1, 2, 3. If one slip is taken from each, what is the probability of the product being odd?

• A. 1/3
• B. 1/4
• C. 1/2
• D. 2/3

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1/3

Box 1	Box 2	Product
1	1	1
1	2	2
1	3	3
2	1	2
2	2	4
2	3	6
3	1	3
3	2	6
3	3	9
4	1	4
4	2	8
4	3	12

Total number of outcomes = 12

Number of odd product = 4

P(getting odd product ) = 4/12

= 1/3