Fred has 10 coins in a book bag. He has 4 quarters, 1 penny, and 5 dimes. If Fred reaches into his book bag and draws a coin without looking, what is the probability that he will draw a quarter?

A.
25%

B.
10%

C.
40%

D.
20%

Question

Fred has 10 coins in a book bag. He has 4 quarters, 1 penny, and 5 dimes. If Fred reaches into his book bag and draws a coin without looking, what is the probability that he will draw a quarter?
 
 A.
25%
 
 B.
10%
 
 C.
40%
 
 D.
20%

pooja195 · Answer

Each coin has a 1/10 probability of being drawn. There are 4 quarters, therefore the probability of drawing a quarter is
4×1/10

pooja195 · Answer

do you get it?

pooja195 · Answer

now just multiply 
$$4×1/10 $$

anonymous · Answer

40%

anonymous · Answer

becuase if he has 

4 quarters
1 penny
5 dimes

we add them and get 10 and we can pretend the 10 is 100 4 = 40   1=10   5 =50.
So there for 4=40    and 40 is 40% of 100