Question

Michael has a drawer with 8 pairs of black socks and 12 pairs of white socks. Without looking he takes a white pair of socks out of the drawer. What is the probability that the next pair he takes out is black?

Answer 1

8/20=.4
.4= 40%

Answer 2

Reasoning to my answer:
8 because there are 8 pairs of black socks
20 because 8+12=20 (you have to add them up to get a full 100%)
then i divided it and got 40%

hope that helped!

Answer 3

Thanks it did !

Answer 4

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