A bag contains 7 nickels, 4 dimes, & 8 quarters. If you draw 3 coins at random from the bag, without replacement, what is the probability that you will get a nickel, a quarter, and a nickel, in that order?

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anonymous · Answer

there are 19 coins total
so first to get a nickel 7/19
than there are only 18 coins left so to get a quarter is 8/18
than there is only 17 left but only 6 nickels so that is 6/17

As all the events are independent the total probability is there product
so 7*8*6/(19*18*17)

anonymous · Answer

my options are :   22/57,   392/6859,  7/18, 56/969, or   196/2907

anonymous · Answer

7*8*6/19*18*17=7*8/(19*3*17)=56/969

anonymous · Answer

is this your homework?