A box A box contains
2
plain pencils and
2
pens. A second box contains
5
color pencils and
7
crayons. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected?Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
+36916 First box 4 choices ....2 are regular pencils 2/4 = 1/2
Second box 12 choices ... 7 are color pencils 7/12
7/12 x 1/2 = 7/24
