Answer:
Probability of choosing a penny at random is 1/5 or 0.2
Step-by-step explanation:
For many probabilities like this one, you have to add the total of materials or items together, even if they are different colors, shape, coin type, etc.
you have 12 pennies, 19 nickles, 14 dimes, and 15 quarters. This adds up to a total of 60 coins. Twelve of those are pennies.
You have twelve possible pennies to choose at random from a total of 60 in a bag.
So 12/60/ This simplifies to a probability of 1/5. If you divide 1 by 5 than it would be 0.2
The probability of choosing a penny from a bag of coins is 1/5, or 0.2.
Hope this helps
Answer:
10 2/15 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
If we have a candle that is 11 2/5 inches tall
It burns 1 1/8 inches per hour. We need to divide to see how long the candle will last
11 2/5 ÷ 1 1/8
I will convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions
11 2/5 = (5*11+2)/5 = 57/5
1 1/8 = (8*1+1)/8 = 9/8
57/5 ÷ 9/8
Copy dot flip
57/5 * 8/9
456/45
Now we change it back to a mixed number
45 goes into 456 10 times with 6 left over
10 6/45
This simplifies to 10 2/15
1/2 x 5/8 = .3125
If you plug it into the calculator.
