Question

Gracie has 5 quarters 4 nickels and 1 penny in her pocket. She selects a coin at random. What is the probability of selecting a nickel?

Answer 1

2/5

Explanation:

5+4+1 = 10. If you have 4 nickels out of 10 coins, it means there is a 4/10 chance of selecting one, but to simplify, 2 is the greatest common factor, so you would divide each number.

4/2 = 2.

10/2 = 5.

The answer is 2/5.