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AMC 12 2011b Problem 9

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Two real numbers are selected independently and at random from the interval [−20,10][-20,10]. What is the probability that the product of those numbers is greater than zero?

\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{9} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{4}{9} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{9} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2}{3}

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