SOLUTION: Five coins are placed in a hat, a penny, nickel, dime, and two quarters. If a child is allowed to make two selections from the hat and the first selection is replaced before the s
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Question 1098370: Five coins are placed in a hat, a penny, nickel, dime, and two quarters. If a child is allowed to make two selections from the hat and the first selection is replaced before the second one is made, what is the probability that the child selects the nickel both times? Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! there are 5 coins in the hat
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with replacement probability of the child selecting the nickel twice is 1/5 * 1/5 = 1/25
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of course, if the child knows the size of the coins then the probability is different :-)
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