Michael is to randomly pick between two jars that contain coins. The first jar contains 2 pennies, 3 nickels, and 5 dimes. The second jar contains 7 pennies, 3 nickels, and 4 dimes. After a jar is selected, a coin is then picked from that jar. If the selected coin is a nickel, what is the probability that it came from the second jar?

Michael is to randomly pick between two jars that contain coins. The first jar contains 2 pennies, 3 nickels, and 5 dimes. The second jar contains 7 pennies, 3 nickels, and 4 dimes. After a jar is selected, a coin is then picked from that jar. If the selected coin is a nickel, what is the probability that it came from the second jar?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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