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Meet #5, April 2001
1. Two number cubes are rolled. Each number cube has the whole numbers
1 through 6 on its six faces. What is the probability that the product of the
two numbers on the top of the cubes is a multiple of six? Express your
answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
2. There are 6 butterscotch and 8 peppermint candies in a jar. What is the
probability of drawing first a butterscotch and then a peppermint candy from
the jar? Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
3. Albert had an average of 88% on six quizzes, all of which were weighted
equally. If 100% is the highest score he could have received on any of the
quizzes, what is the lowest possible score he could have received on one of
the quizzes? Express your answer to the nearest percent.
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