Question

A box contains plain pencils and 7 pens. A second box contains 6 colored pencils and 2 crayons. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? Write your answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

Answer:

it is 3 as a simplified fraction

Step-by-step explanation:

BOX 1) 5 plain pencils and 7 pens.  

BOX 2) 6 color pencils and 2 crayons.  

Plain pencil (first box) ~  5 : 7  

Color pencil (second box) ~ 6 : 2  

Simplify.  

3 : 1   <== Second box

Answer 2

The person above me is right I got the answer correct