SOLUTION: Maxim buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 7 peanut butter cookies, 4 sugar cookies and 5 oatmeal cookies. What is the probability that Maxim reaches in

Algebra.Com
Question 1206163: Maxim buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 7 peanut butter cookies, 4 sugar cookies and 5 oatmeal cookies.
What is the probability that Maxim reaches in the bag and randomly selects a chocolate chip cookie from the bag, eats it, then reaches back in the bag and randomly selects a peanut butter cookie?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

The total number of cookies in the bag is 7+7+4+5 = 23.


The answer to the problem's question is

    P =  = 0.09684  (rounded).    ANSWER

The formula is self-explanatory.

Notice that in the formula, the second denominator is 1 less than first denominator.

It is because one cookie is just eaten.



RELATED QUESTIONS

María buys a bag of cookies that contains 8 chocolate chip cookies, 5 peanut butter... (answered by ikleyn)
Jon buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 6 peanut butter... (answered by math_tutor2020)
Blake buys a bag of cookies that contains 4 chocolate chip cookies, 8 peanut butter... (answered by stanbon)
Kareem buys a bag of cookies that contains 5 chocolate chip cookies, 5 peanut butter... (answered by ikleyn)
Gianna buys a bag of cookies that contains 5 chocolate chip cookies, 9 peanut butter... (answered by Solver92311,greenestamps)
Preston buys a bag of cookies that contains 6 chocolate chip cookies, 8 peanut butter... (answered by math_tutor2020)
Jordan buys a bag of cookies that contains 4 chocolate chip cookies, 4 peanut butter... (answered by greenestamps,JmeLs)
#12 Alma buys a bag of cookies that contains 9 chocolate chip cookies, 8 peanut... (answered by ewatrrr)
A jar contains 10 cookies: 5 chocolate chip, 2 oatmeal, and 3 peanut butter Two cookies... (answered by fcabanski)