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Two Boxes Chip Sum

1050BeginnerCombinatoricsProbability

AMC 8 · 2015 · Problem 7

Each of two boxes contains three chips numbered $1$, $2$, $3$. A chip is drawn randomly from each box and the numbers on the two chips are multiplied. What is the probability that their product is even?

Answer choices

A
\frac{1}{9}
B
\frac{2}{9}
C
\frac{4}{9}
D
\frac{1}{2}
E
\frac{5}{9}
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