document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082116>Question 1082116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 5 nickels and 6 dimes in your pocket you randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and then return it to your pocket. Then you randomly pick another coin. The first one is a nickel and the second coin is a dime. How do you come up with the answer 30 over 121 or 0.248 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #696205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=696205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability is (5/11)(6/11)=30/121<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 11 coins, and 5 are nickels, so it is a 5/11 chance the first coin is a nickel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same sample and probability 6/11 it is a dime.  The samples are independent, in that the result of the first has no bearing upon the second. That means we multiply probabilities.   </SPAN>\n" );
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