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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Spinners and are spun. On each spinner, the arrow is equally likely to land on each number. What is the probability that the product of the two spinners' numbers is even? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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Solution
In eight of the twelve outcomes the product is even: , , , , , , , . In four of the twelve, the product is odd: , , , . So the probability that the product is even is or .

OR

To get an odd product, the result of both spins must be odd. The probability of odd is on Spinner and on Spinner . So the probability of an odd product is . The probability of an even product, then, is .
Final answer
\frac{2}{3}