SOLUTION: consider a bank that contains 7 pennies, 4 nickels, and 5 dimes, you can spend the first 3 coins that you can shake out of the bank. Find each probability p(all pennies)

SOLUTION: consider a bank that contains 7 pennies, 4 nickels, and 5 dimes, you can spend the first 3 coins that you can shake out of the bank. Find each probability p(all pennies)

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Question 591548: consider a bank that contains 7 pennies, 4 nickels, and 5 dimes, you can spend the first 3 coins that you can shake out of the bank. Find each probability
p(all pennies)

Answer by derangoj(14) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Probability of getting 3 pennies
7/16*6/15*5/14 = 0.0625 or 1/16
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