A box contains 3 plain pencils and 9 plain pens. A second box contains 7 color pencils and 3 crayons. One item from the 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?

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Mercedes Bishop

Mathematics

1 August, 02:32

A box contains 3 plain pencils and 9 plain pens. A second box contains 7 color pencils and 3 crayons. One item from the 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?

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Rachael Hernandez · Answer 1

Box A contains = 3pain pencils and 9 plain pens

Box B contains 7color pencils and 3 crayons

probablilty=event space/sample space or number of outcome/total no. of possible outcome

probability that a plain pencil from the first box will be selected = 3/11

probability that a color pencil from the second box will be selected=7/10

therefore probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from second box will be selected=3/11 plus 7/10=110/110=1.

therefore the answer is 1.