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A drawer is filled with 2 black shirts, 7 white shirts, and 11 gray shirts. One shirt is chosen at random from the drawer. Find the probability that it is not a black shirt.

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Answer: Probability = 90%

Explanation:

In a drawer we have:

2 black shirts

7 white shirts

11 gray shirts

If we would randomly pick a shirt, what are the chances of it not being black?

To do that, we first need to calculate the probability of getting a black shirt.

To calculate that, we need to divide the number of black shirts by the total number of shirts.

Black shirts = 2

Total shirts = 2 + 7 + 11 = 20

That will be 2 black shirts divided by 20.

We get 0.1

If we multiply 0.1 by 100%, we get a 10% chance to get a black shirt.

Now, to know to chances of not getting a black shirt, we just need to subtract 10% from 100%.

And that will be 90% chances of not getting a black shirt.

Probability = 90%

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