document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140366>Question 1140366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A piggy bank contains a quarter, two dimes, a nickel, and three pennies. If one coin<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is taken randomly out of the bank, then replaced, and then a second coin is drawn, what<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the probability that the total value drawn is at least 30 cents? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 7 coins; the probability of choosing any one particular coin on each draw is 1/7.  The probability of specific outcomes on two successive draws is (1/7)*(1/7) = 1/49.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Count the number of outcomes with a total of 30 cents or more using an organized list.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two things I can think of that you want to consider when making your list:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) at least one of the coins drawn must be the quarter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) quarter then dime (for example) is a different outcome than dime then quarter<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then if you count 10 cases where the total is 30 cents or more (for example; not the right answer!), the answer to the question would be 10/49. </SPAN>\n" );
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