Question

anny has two boxes. One box contains 10 colored pencils, 4 of which are red and 6 of which are green. The other box contains 7 markers, 4 of which are red and 3 of which are blue. He chooses one colored pencil at random, and one marker at random. What is the probability of Manny choosing a green pencil and a red marker?

Answer 1

• 12/35

Explanation:

• p(green pencil) = 6/10 = 3/5
• p(red marker) = 4/7
• p(green pencil and red marker) = 3/5*4/7 = 12/35