Please show us what you have tried and exactly where you are stuck.There are four nickels and four dimes in your pocket. You randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and place it on a counter. Then you randomly pick another coin. The first coin is a nickel and the second coin is a dime. Find the probability.
1/2 x 3/7 =There are four nickels and four dimes in your pocket. You randomly pick a coin out of your pocket and place it on a counter. Then you randomly pick another coin. The first coin is a nickel and the second coin is a dime. Find the probability.
1/2 x 3/7 =
Am I even on the right start? Probability is my weak part and I get lost on how to figure it. So any help would be great.
What mistake?You are off to a good start but there is a mistake in the equation you have created. Have you found that mistake?
After drawing out a nickel there are 4 dimes remaining out of 7 coins, not 3 dimes as represented.What mistake?
Right you are.After drawing out a nickel there are 4 dimes remaining out of 7 coins, not 3 dimes as represented.