SOLUTION: Barb has a bag of coins. The bag contains 8 dimes, 6 quarters,and 2 pennies. She will randomly select 2 coins from the bag one at a time without replacement. What is the probabilit
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Question 1081344: Barb has a bag of coins. The bag contains 8 dimes, 6 quarters,and 2 pennies. She will randomly select 2 coins from the bag one at a time without replacement. What is the probability that Barb will select a quarter first and then a dime?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Probability(P) of selecting a quarter first = 6/16 = 3/8
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P of selecting a dime after the quarter = 8/15
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P of selecting a quarter first and then a dime = (3/8) * (8/15) = 24/120 = 1/5
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