Question

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Michael has a drawer with 8 pairs of black socks and 12 pairs of white socks. What is the probability that the pair he takes out is black?

Question 5 options:

3/5


4/5


1

2/5

Answer 1

Answer:

2/5 would be the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer option is 2/5.

Step-by-step explanation:

Michael's drawer contains 20 pairs of socks, of which 8 pairs are black.

Thus, the prob. that he takes out a black pair is 8/20, or 2/5, or 0.4.

The correct answer option is 2/5.