Alex chooses a number at random from the set \{1, 2, 3, \dots, 5\}. Winnie also chooses a number at random from the same set. (They can choose the same number.) What is the probability that the product of their numbers is even?
Alex has 5 to choose from, and Winnie has the same.
Together, there are 25 possible "hands" they could hold.
Any hand that has a 2 or a 4 in it, the product will always be even.
The only way a hand can be odd is if two odd numbers are multiplied.
The only odd hands can be 1,3 1,5 3,1 3,5 5,1 or 5,3
That leaves the other 19 hands that will be even.
Therefore the probability is 19 / 25 or in decimal notation 76%
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