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    Jan 31, 2011, 09:28 AM
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    Consider a bowl containing 36 different slips of paper. Ten of the slips of paper each contain one of the digits from the set of 0 through 9 and 26 slips each contain one of the 26 letters of the alphabet. If one slip is drawn at random, what is P(odd number and a vowel)?
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    Jan 31, 2011, 10:19 AM

    Think about it. If a piece of paper either has a number or a letter, how can you have both in one draw?
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