SOLUTION: Zain has a bag filled with coins. The bag contains 7 quarters, 8 dimes,3 nickels and 9 pennies. He randomly chooses a coin from the bag. What is the probability that Zain chooses a
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Question 1111040: Zain has a bag filled with coins. The bag contains 7 quarters, 8 dimes,3 nickels and 9 pennies. He randomly chooses a coin from the bag. What is the probability that Zain chooses a quarter or a nickel
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Out of the coins in the bag,
are either a quarter or a nickel.
So, the probability to randomly pick
one of those out of the coins is
.
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