Five pennies, 3 dimes, and 4 quarters are placed in a bag. What is the probability of selecting a penny and then a dime, given t

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Five pennies, 3 dimes, and 4 quarters are placed in a bag. What is the probability of selecting a penny and then a dime, given t

he first coin is not returned to the bag after it is drawn?

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VashaNatasha [74] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-05T22:24:50+03:00

VashaNatasha [74]2 years ago

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There are 12 coins in the bag. For the first case, the probability that a penny is selected from the bag is 5/12 because there are 5 pennies in the bag. Also, the next one is 3/11. Multiplying the probabilities,
(5/12)(3/11) = 8/121