The table shows the number of flowers of different colors in a box. A fair coin is shown below the table. Color of Flowers Number Red 8 Orange 2 Green 5 Yellow 5 A coin Ted selects a flower from the box randomly without looking and then tosses the fair coin. What is the probability that he will select a red flower and that the coin will land tails up? 1 over 10 1 over 5 2 over 5 4 over 5

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Uriah Rasmussen

22 February, 18:56

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Zion Hendricks · Answer 1

Probability=number of specific outcomes divided by total possible outcomes.

P (RandT) = P (R) * P (T)

P (RandT) = (8/20) (1/2) = 8/40=1/5