Question

Shirley has six coins in her wallet. She has one 5 cent coin, two 10 cent coins and
three 20 cent coins. She takes a coin out of the wallet at random. What is the probability that she takes a 20 cents coin?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

What is the probability that she takes a 20 cents coin?

Total number of coins = 6

Number of 20 Cents coins = 3

Hence, the probability of getting 20 cents coin = 3/6 = 1/2 = 0.5

Answer 2

Answer:

Total number of 20 cents coins divided by

Total number of coins

=> 3/6 or 1/2

Therefore the probability that she takes a 20 cents coin is

1/2

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