document.write( "Question 1068255: A rental agency has 12 white cars, 8 gray cars, 6 red cars,and 3 green cars for rent. Mr. Escobar rents a car, returns it because the radio is broken, and gets another car. What is the probability that Mr. Escobar is given a green car and then a gray car? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #683432 by Lightning_Fast(78) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Changed location to: Word Problems: Problems on percentages, ratios, and fractions.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here you must use the Law of And.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since this is such a basic problem, I would recommend reading the law of Or and the law of And on Math bench. Use this search query since I cannot add a link.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Internet Search: The Law of OR and the Law of AND site:mathbench.umd.edu\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since Mr. Escobar got a green car AND a gray car, we multiply, using the Law of And.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Givens: \n" ); document.write( "- 12 white cars \n" ); document.write( "- 8 grey cars \n" ); document.write( "- 6 red cars \n" ); document.write( "- 3 green cars\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We now know there are 29 total cars\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply fractions \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The probability that Mr. Escobar gets a green car and then a gray car is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |