document.write( "Question 1142269: A box contains 4 plain pencils and 4 pens. A second box contains 7 color pencils and 5 crayons. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plan pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The probability that a plain pencil from the first box is selected is   =  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that a color pencil from the second box is selected is   = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "These two events are independent (OBVIOUSLY);  therefore, the final probability under the question\r\n" );
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document.write( "is the product of these partial probabilities\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(that a plan pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected) =  = .    ANSWER\r\n" );
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