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Question 1201652: A box contains 1 plain pencil and 9 pens. A second box contains 3 colored pencils and 3 crayons. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a colored pencil from the second box is selected?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
How do I write this as a fraction in simplest form?
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A box contains 1 plain pencil and 9 pens. A second box contains 3 colored pencils and 3 crayons.
One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box
and a colored pencil from the second box is selected?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
How do I write this as a fraction in simplest form?
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The probability for the 1st event
P1 = P(a plain pencil from the 1st box) = . (here 10 = 1 + 9 items)
The probability for the 2nd event
P2 = P(a colored pencil from the second box) = = . (here 6 = 3 + 3 items)
The probability that BOTH events happen SIMULTANEOUSLY
P = P1*P2 = = . Your ANSWER
