Question

Tina randomly selects two distinct numbers from the set $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\},$ and Sergio randomly selects a number from the set $\{1, 2, \ldots, 10\}.$ The probability that Sergio's number is larger than the sum of the two numbers chosen by Tina is

$\dfrac{2}{5}$

$\dfrac{9}{20}$

$\dfrac{1}{2}$

$\dfrac{11}{20}$

$\dfrac{24}{25}$

Answer: A

Concepts:basic probability casework

Difficulty rating: 1630

Solution:

Tina's ten pairs have sums $3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9.$ For a sum $s,$ Sergio's number exceeds it with probability $\dfrac{10 - s}{10}.$

The corresponding values of $10 - s$ are $7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1,$ totaling $40.$ The overall probability is $\dfrac{40}{10\cdot 10} = \dfrac{2}{5}.$

Thus, the correct answer is A.

2002 AMC 12A Problem 16

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1630

Solution:

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