Gracie has 5 quarters 4 nickels and 1 penny in her pocket. She selects a coin at random. What is the probability of selecting a

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Dmitrij [34]

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Gracie has 5 quarters 4 nickels and 1 penny in her pocket. She selects a coin at random. What is the probability of selecting a

nickel?

Mathematics

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irina1246 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-23T18:07:24+03:00

irina1246 [14]4 years ago

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Answer:

2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

5+4+1 = 10. If you have 4 nickels out of 10 coins, it means there is a 4/10 chance of selecting one, but to simplify, 2 is the greatest common factor, so you would divide each number.

4/2 = 2.

10/2 = 5.

The answer is 2/5.