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Custom Dice Sum Probability

1300ApprenticeCombinatoricsProbability

AMC 8 · 2019 · Problem 18

The faces of each of two fair dice are numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8. When the two dice are tossed, what is the probability that their sum will be an even number?

Answer choices

A
\frac{4}{9}
B
\frac{1}{2}
C
\frac{5}{9}
D
\frac{3}{5}
E
\frac{2}{3}
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