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Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 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.

What is the first step of an indirect proof of a number that is divisible by two

[15 points]find the quotient with the restrictions. (x^2 - 2x - 3) (x^2 + 4x + 3) ÷ (x^2 + 2x - 8) (x^2 + 6x + 8)