Question

A drawer contains 12 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 blue socks. One sock is selected at random.
What is the probability that the sock is blue, given that it is not brown? A)1/4 B)1/5 C)1/10 D)1/11.
I think it's 1/5

Answer 1

1/5 would be right.

Answer 2

how did you get that

Answer 3

You are told that the chosen sock is not brown. There are 10 socks that are not brown. Two of the socks are blue. Therefore, the probability is 2/10, or 1/5.

Answer 4

okay thank you!

Answer 5

You're welcome.