Question

A jar contains 18 gold coins, 36 rose gold coins, 9 silver coins, and 27 copper coins. What is the probability of randomly selecting a copper coin from the jar?

a.2/9
b.3/10
c.5/12
d.1/2

Answer 1

3/10

Explanation:

Take all of the coins

add them up

take 27/90 and simplify

Answer 2

Answer: B 3/10

When you add all the coins together, you get a sum of 90. To find the probability of the copper coin, you get 27/90. once simplified you get the answer 3/10.

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