SOLUTION: how to find the probability of the question a box contains 6red pencils and 4 blue pencils. donnie randomly picks a pencils and keeps it. then cory randomly picks a pencil from th

SOLUTION: how to find the probability of the question a box contains 6red pencils and 4 blue pencils. donnie randomly picks a pencils and keeps it. then cory randomly picks a pencil from th

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Question 551814: how to find the probability of the question
a box contains 6red pencils and 4 blue pencils. donnie randomly picks a pencils and keeps it. then cory randomly picks a pencil from the box. What is the probabilty that both boys will pick a red pencils?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P(both red) = (6/10)*(5/9) = 30/90 = 1/3
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