Question

Lauren's mother has a large collection of shoes. She has 20 pairs of shoes, and 5 of them are pumps.

If Lauren's mother chose a pair of shoes at random, what is the probability that the shoes would be pumps?

Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

P(pumps)

Answer 1

1/4 chance
5/20 are pumps, 5/20 simplified is 1/4

Answer 2

1/4 because if your count by fives it’s 5 10 fifteenth twenty that’s four parts and 5 equals one part so 1/4