Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 9 - Cumulative Review - Page 696: 42

Answer

$\frac{2}{7}$

Work Step by Step

To find the probability, first add up all the coins in the purse. $2$ $+$ $2$$+$ $3$ $=$ $7$ Then see how many nickels are in the purse: $2$. So the probability would be the number of nickles in the purse over the number of total coins in the purse: $\frac{2}{7}$
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