Question

A drawer contains 3 tank tops, 6 short-sleeve shirts, 4 three-quarter sleeve shirts, and 5 long-sleeve shirts. What is the probability of randomly choosing a tank top and then a three-quarter sleeve length, if you replace the tank top?

Answer 1

You have a sample size of 3 + 6 + 4 + 5 objects. There are 3 tank tops. What is the probability?

Answer 2

2/3 ?

Answer 3

No, you have 18 total objects. You've got one shot to pick 3 out of 18 of them. What are those odds?

Answer 4

\[\frac{\text{Number of tank tops}}{\text{Number of total objects}} \times \frac{\text{Number of three-quarter sleeves}}{\text{Number of total objects}}\]

Answer 5

7/18 ?

Answer 6

No, you aren't adding them.

Answer 7

thenn 1/18

Answer 8

When you multiply fractions remember
\[a / b * x / y = ax/by\]
\[(3/18)(4/18)\]

Answer 9

12/ 18?

Answer 10

What is 3 * 4?

Answer 11

12

Answer 12

And 18 * 18?

Answer 13

324

Answer 14

And what is 12/324?

Answer 15

ohhhh 1/27 ?

Answer 16

Correct, or roughly 3.7%. Wouldn't put a high bet on that happening. :]