Jill's Probability
Probability
Level
2
Jill's pocket contains 3 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 nickels and 6 pennies. If he takes out a coin at random, what is the probability that the coin is worth more than 5 cents?
0.91
0.7
0.5
0.4666....
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1 solution
Quarters and dimes are only the coins that worth more than 5 cents. so the probability is (3 + 4)/(3 + 4 + 2 + 6). ie. 0.466666666