document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065416>Question 1065416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 9 coins in a pocket 4 nickels and 5 dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I were to take 3 coins out what is the probability of those three coins being $0.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I was made aware that the answer is 10/21 but not the method of how it was solved<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can make up a table of the 8 possible outcomes and calculate the probabilities of each. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you can see the probabilities sum to 1 so all outcomes are covered.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The outcomes that sum to 25 cents are shown in yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These cases are the draws of two dimes and one nickel(NDD, DND, and DDN). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability is calculated as,<BR>\n" );
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