Frank is conducting an experiment. He has one bag of different colored, same-size chips and one bag of ten same-size chips numbered 1-10. In the first bag there are 4 blue chips, 5 red chips, and 3 black chips. If he pulls one chip out of each bag, what is the probability that he will pull a black chip and an even number?

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Gabrielle Sanchez

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22 July, 23:22

Frank is conducting an experiment. He has one bag of different colored, same-size chips and one bag of ten same-size chips numbered 1-10. In the first bag there are 4 blue chips, 5 red chips, and 3 black chips. If he pulls one chip out of each bag, what is the probability that he will pull a black chip and an even number?

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Felicity Burns · Answer 1

Probability=number of specific outcomes / total number of possible outcomes.

Probability of two events occurring is P (1) * P (2)

In this case:

P (BandE) = (3/12) (5/10) = 15/120=1/8

P (BandE) = 1/8 (12.5%)