document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549462>Question 549462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A box contains 11 nickels, 4 dimes, and 5 quarters. If you draw 3 coins at random from the box without replacement, what is the probability that you will get a nickel, a dime, and a nickel, in that order? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The prob of getting a nickel is 11/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now one coin is removed but we still have 4 dimes so the prob of getting a dime is 4/19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a nickel will be 10/18 since there is one nickel gone and two coins gone\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We multiply these probabilities together and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F20%2A4%2F19%2A10%2F18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F20%2A4%2F19%2A10%2F18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which after some multiplication of fractions (top times top bottom times bottom) and simplifying we get 11/171 </SPAN>\n" );
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