A jar is filled with pennies, nickels, and dimes. The probability of picking a penny is 1/4, and the probability of picking a di

Question

3 years ago

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me is 1/3. What is the probability of picking a nickel? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the hundredths place.

2 answers:

gayaneshka [121] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-08T23:46:45+03:00

8 0

Answer:

What Are The Options?

Step-by-step explanation:

LenaWriter [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-09T01:02:05+03:00

LenaWriter [7]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

0.42

Step-by-step explanation:

given:

P (penny) = 1/4

P (dime) = 1/3

since the only other possibility is to pick a nickel, hence

P (nickel)

= 1 - 1/4 - 1/3

= 5/12

= 0.4166667

= 0.42 (nearest hundredth)