Question

he Discount Hair Center has a large container of combs. Each purchase qualifies a customer to receive a free comb. The container contains 4 blue combs, 2 purple combs, 8 black combs, 3 white combs, 6 yellow combs, and 5 pink combs.

What is the probability that the next customer will pull out a blue comb?

Answer 1

it would be a 4 in 28 probability (or 1 in 7 if you simplify)
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first you add up all the number of combs together which gives you 28 combs total

the there were 4 blue combs out of the 28

so the probability it 4 in 28       or 1 in 7