Question

Your English teacher had decided to randomly assign poems for the class to read. The syllabus includes 2 poems by Shakespeare, 5 poems by Coleridge, 4 poems by Tennyson, 3 poems by Lord Byron. What is the probability that you will be assigned a poem by Coleridge and then a poem by lord Byron?

Answer 1

Answer: 15/182

Explanation:

The probability of getting a poem by Coleridge is 5/14 and since you can't get the same poem twice the probability of getting a poem by Lord Byron next is 3/13 then multiply 5/14 and 3/13 to get 15/182.

Answer 2

14 total possibilities, so x/14... Coleridge has 5/14. so the probability is 5/14. lord Bryon has 3/14 poems. so that probability is 3/14. now multiply (5/14)(3/14) and you get 15/196