document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244887>Question 244887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six coins are in a sack. At least one penny, nickel and dime are in that sack. More nickels than dimes, and more dimes than pennies are in the sack. What is the probability of randomly selecting a nickel from the sack?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 1/6   b 1/4   c 1/3  d 1/2   e  2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There has to be at least 2 dimes in the sack.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There has to be at least 3 nickels in the sack.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The least number of coins in the sack is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is equal to the number of coins stated to be in the sack.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that exactly 1 penny, 2 dimes, 3 nickels are in the sack.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of getting a nickel out of the sack is 3/6 which is the same as 1/2 so your answer appears to be d.\r<BR>\n" );
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