Question

A box contains 2 plain pencils and 2 pens. A second box contains 3 color pencils and 5 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 hoy are selected?

Answer 1

Answer:

50% pen first box and 62.5% crayon from second box

Step-by-step explanation:

The first box contains 4 items, 2 of each. This means there are $\frac{2}{4}$ pens. This gives you a $\frac{2}{4}$ chance of picking out a pen. This can be written as 50%.

The second box contains 8 items, 3 color pencils and 5 crayons. This means $\frac{5}{8}$ of the contents are crayons, meaning you have a $\frac{5}{8}$ or 62.5% chance of picking a crayon.

*For working out the percentages, you should convert the fraction to a decimal and then multiply that by 100.

**This content involves fractions, decimals and percentages, as well as basic probability, which you may want to revise. I'm always happy to help!