Question

A bookshelf contains 10 mysteries, 8 biographies, and 6 science fiction books. A book is randomly selected, replaced, then another is selected. Find the probability, P(biography, then science fiction) as a simplified fraction

Answer 1

Biography= 8/24= 1/3

Science Fiction= 6/24= 1/4

Explanation:

The probability for biography is (biography/total amount of books.)

8/24= 1/3

The probability for science fiction is (science fiction/ total amount of books.)

6/24= 1/4