SOLUTION: Michelle has a purse that contains 7 silver coins and 5 gold coins. She draws one coin at random and then draws a second coin. What is the probability that the first coin is gold a

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Question 1140869: Michelle has a purse that contains 7 silver coins and 5 gold coins. She draws one coin at random and then draws a second coin. What is the probability that the first coin is gold and the second coin is silver if the coins are drawn
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first coin is gold has a probability of 5/12. If not replaced the second one has a 7/11 probability of being silver. The joint probability is 35/132, their product. The question as listed didn't state the requirements, so this is the answer to what is defined above.