Nick has 3 shirts: a white one, a black one, and a blue one. He also has two pairs of pants, one blue and one tan. What is the probability, if Nick gets dressed in the dark, that he winds up wearing the white shirt and tan pants? Show your work.

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justnot · Answer

@cutebunny123

cutebunny123 · Answer

@justnot I have to go but when I get on this is the first thing I'll do.

justnot · Answer

o ok :|

justnot · Answer

this correct?

cutebunny123 · Answer

@justnot 
Well it's wrong. I'm sorry, good try. The real answer is 1/5 total number of articles.
This is how I got my answer:
I did 1/3 +  1/2  then I added 3 + 2 = 5
I left the 1 because you're not suppose to change it so then your final answer would be 1/5.

Vocaloid · Answer

Politely disagree with the previous response. When considering multiple independent events, the probability of all occurring is the *product* of the individual probabilities. So the solution in the image, 1/3 * 1/2 is correct.

cutebunny123 · Answer

Oh okay, thank you so much for the correction Reagan! I feel embrassed. 0.0

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