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A jar contains 3 pennies, 5 nickels, 4 dimes, and 6 quarters. of a coin is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a penny
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A jar contains 3 pennies, 5 nickels, 4 dimes, and 6 quarters. of a coin is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a penny

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Hey there! :)

There are 3 pennies
There is a total of 18 coins; 3 + 5 + 4 + 6 = 18

3 ÷ 18 = 0.16666666667 = 0.17

Your answer is 1/6 or 0.17

Hope this helps :)
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