Question

A box contains

Answer 1

Sample space of A the 1st box ={5 plain pencils, 5 pens}

Sample space of B the 2nd box ={5 color pencils,7 crayons}

P(pen from the first box) =5/10 = 1/2
P(crayon from the second box) = 7/12

Now the P(pen from the first box AND crayon from the second box)

=P(pen from the first box ∩ crayon from the second box) =1/2 x 7/12
 = 7/24 = 0.29