A pirate's treasure chest is recovered. Every crew member is promised one item from the chest chosen at random by the first mate

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A pirate's treasure chest is recovered. Every crew member is promised one item from the chest chosen at random by the first mate

. In the chest are 6 rubies, 27 diamonds, 2 sapphires, 12 strands of pearls, 42 silver coins, and 7 gold coins. What is the probability that Billy, one of the crew members, will get a strand of pearls?

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wariber [46] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-11T09:03:10+03:00

wariber [46]3 years ago

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Add them up= 96
So the chance is 12 out of 96

a_sh-v [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-11T10:04:49+03:00

a_sh-v [17]3 years ago

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It's 1/8 of a chance that he'll get a pearl. There are 96 treasures in the chest. 12 of them are pearls. 12/96 is converted into 1/8, therefore that is the answer