SOLUTION: Mrs. Brown brought two bags of goodies to her first-grade class. The first bag contained 5 granola bars and 9 packages of cheese crackers. The second bag contained 8 peanut butter

Question 1101498: Mrs. Brown brought two bags of goodies to her first-grade class. The first bag contained 5 granola bars and 9 packages of cheese crackers. The second bag contained 8 peanut butter crackers and 12 boxes of raisins.
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Lauren takes one item from the first bag and Anna takes one from the second bag. Find the probability that Lauren gets a granola bar and Anna gets a box of raisins. (round the three decimal places)
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

5 out of 14 items in the first bag are granola bars; the probability of getting a granola bar is 5/14.

12 out of 20 items in the second bag are boxes of raisins; the probability of getting a box of raisins is 12/20, or 3/5.

The probability of getting a granola bar AND getting a box of raisins is

I don't know why they would ask for the answer rounded to 3 decimal places. 3/14 is an EXACT answer; the decimal is not.
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