Question

A jar contains 14 nickels, 10 dimes, 6 quarters, and 22 pennies. A coin is chosen at random from the jar. What is the probability that the coin chosen is a dime?

Question 16


A. 1/26

B. 1/21

C. 5/26

D. 5/21 Help c:

Answer 1

In order to determine the probability that the coin chosen is a dime, determine first the total number of sample coins. In this problem, there are 52 coins all in all. Next, divide the number of dimes in the sample with the total number of coins. This gives us 10/52. Simplifying the fraction further yields to 5/26. Thus, the probability that the coin chosen is dime is 5/26. The answer is letter c.