Question

Wilbur has a bag of coins. The bag contains 10 dimes, 5 nickels, and 1 penny. He will randomly select 2 coins from the bag, one at a time, without replacement. What is the probability that Wilbur will select a dime first and then a penny? A) 0.1 B) 0.04167 C) 0.03906 D 0.04444 ​

Answer 1

b. you would multiple the odds of drawing a dime from the 16 coins (10/16) times getting a penny from the remainder of coins (1/15) and get .04167.