Question

A box contains 5 plain pencils and 5 pens. A second box contains 7 color pencils and 1 crayon. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected?

Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer: 1 out of 5 for the first box and 1 out of 7 for the second box

( in simplest form)

Explanation: