Two friends are reading books from the class library. There are 5 non-fiction and 3 fiction books in a bin to choose from. Each friend reaches into the bin and randomly selects a book and returns to their seat to read independently.

What is the probabilty that the first friend selected a fiction book and the second friend selected a non-fiction book?

3/8

15/64

15/56

1/4

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9 March, 17:44

Two friends are reading books from the class library. There are 5 non-fiction and 3 fiction books in a bin to choose from. Each friend reaches into the bin and randomly selects a book and returns to their seat to read independently.

What is the probabilty that the first friend selected a fiction book and the second friend selected a non-fiction book?

3/8

15/64

15/56

1/4

+4

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Yael Holder · Answer 1

I'm going to just guess on this one. I really think that the second one is the best answer for me. If I'm wrong, I'm really sorry for taking up this space!