A box contains 6 plain pencils and 2 pens. A second box contains 3 color pencils and 5 crayons. One item from each box is chosen at random. What is the probability that a pen from the first box and a crayon from the second box are selected? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

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The probability of picking a pen from the first box and a crayon from the second box is 5/8 x 1/4 = 5/32.

Step-by-step explanation:

What is the probability of choosing a pen from the first box? It is 5/8.

What is the probability of selecting a crayon from the second box? It is 3/12 = 1/4.

The probability of picking a pen from the first box and a crayon from the second box is 5/8 x 1/4 = 5/32.

step-by-step explanation: the answer is 27. first multiply .32 by 25 which equals 8. then add 8 to 25 which gives you 33. then you subtract that from 6 since she gave 6 to her brother.

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