SOLUTION: you reach into a bag of coins and withdrew two coins. what is the probablility you withdrew a nickle and then a dime if the bag held ten pennies six nickles and five dimes?

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Question 673307: you reach into a bag of coins and withdrew two coins. what is the probablility you withdrew a nickle and then a dime if the bag held ten pennies six nickles and five dimes?
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Hi,

bag with 21 coins:  ten pennies, six nickles and five dimes

withdraw 2 coins..

P(nickle then dime) = %286%2F21%29%285%2F20%29