Question

there are 12 12 different colored pencils in a box. what is the probability that the orange pencil and then the green pencil will be chosen at random, without replacement? enter a fraction or round your answer to 4 4 decimal places, if necessary.

Answer 1

1/132

Explanation:

Each of the pencils has a different color.

1 pencil is orange.

1 pencil is green.

Original number of pencils: 12

First pick: 1 orange pencil out of 12

p(orange) = 1/12

Second pick: 1 green pencil out of 11

p(green) = 1/11

Overall probability:

p(orange then green) = 1/12 × 1/11 = 1/132