[Math] Probability of an even sum

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In a set of numbers there are 5 even numbers and 4 odd numbers. If two numbers are chosen at random from the set, without replacement, what is the probability that the sum of these two numbers is even?

Best Answer

Hint: to get an even sum, you need two odds or two evens.

Added: to get two evens is $\frac 59 \cdot \frac 48$. Can you get the chance of two odds? As they are disjoint, you can add them.