Question 1198728
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A boy has three 10-cent coins and five 5-cent coins in his pocket. 
The boy draws four coins for good luck. Calculate the probability 
of the event that the coins drawn will be enough to pay 30 cents for the purchase.
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Favorable outcomes are THESE:

    10-cent    5-cent     Total          Total
     coins     coins      coins          cents
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       3         1       3+1 = 4    3*10+5 = 35 > 30
       2         2       2+2 = 4    2*10 + 2*5  = 30


There is no other favorable combination for the given conditions.


So, the number of all favorable outcomes is 2.


The number of all possible outcomes is the number of all possible quadruples of 3+5 = 8 coins,

i.e.  {{{C[8]^4}}} = {{{(8*7*6*5)/(1*2*3*4)}}} = 70.


So, the probability under the problem's question is

    P = {{{favorable/total}}} = {{{2/70}}} = {{{1/35}}}.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved and carefully/thoroughly explained.


In this problem, the order/(ordering) of coins does not matter, so we use COMBINATIONS.


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On &nbsp;Combinations, &nbsp;see introductory lessons

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF =http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Introduction-to-Combinations-.lesson>Introduction to Combinations</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF =http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/PROOF-of-the-formula-on-the-number-of-combinations.lesson>PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF =http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Problems-on-Combinations.lesson>Problems on Combinations</A>

in this site.


Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site

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The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic &nbsp;"<U>Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations</U>". 



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