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A box contains 5 plain pencils and 3 pens. A second box contains 4 color pencils and 4 crayons. One item from each box is chosen

at random. What is the probability that a pen from the first box and a crayon from the second box are selected?

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LekaFEV [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

3/16

Step-by-step explanation:

3/8 * 4/8= 3/16

3/8= 3 pens out of 8 items

4/8= 4 crayons out of 8 items

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