Question

A bag contains 9 pennies , 8 nickels, and 5 dimes. How many quarters should be added to the bag so the probability of drawing a dime is 1/6?

Answer 1

Answer:

A bag contains 9 pennies, 8 nickels and 5 dimes: 22 coins total

5/30 = 1/6

22 + 8 = 30

 8 quarters would give the needed 30 coin total

P(dime) = 5/30 = 1/6

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Answer 2

Answer:

your probability would be 6/20 or 0.3

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