Register
You have a drawer with 7 different pencils. Each pencil is a different color (red, blue, white, green, pink, black, and yellow). If you take a pencil out of the drawer, it is green, and do not put it back,
150k views
5 votes
You have a drawer with 7 different pencils. Each pencil is a different color (red, blue, white, green, pink, black, and yellow). If you take a pencil out of the drawer, it is green, and do not put it back, what is the probability that the next pencil is pink?

User Matteo Mosca
by
5.6k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

1 in 6

Explanation:

The probability of getting the original green is 1 in 7 (1 green pencil and 7 total)

If you take it out, there will be 6 pencils left

User Eunhye
by
6.1k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

6.2m questions

8.2m answers

Other Questions

Solve using square root or factoring method plz help!!!!.....must click on pic to see the whole problem
giles is searching for a sock and discovers that he has 10 socks for every 5 pairs of shoes. if he has 20 socks how many pair of shoes does he have
WILL UPVOTE EVERY ANSWER! MULTIPLE CHOICE! Solve for Y. 8-8y=2y+78 A)y=7 B)y=70 C)y=-7 D)y=-70
What is the solution? −10=2a−4 a=−7 a=−3 a = 3 a = 7
maggie has only dimes and quarters in her purse. she has 27 coins with a total value of 4.05. how many dimes does maggie have in her purse
Link Copied!