A girl has 3 shirts (red, yellow, blue) and 6 pairs of socks (red, blue, green, orange, white, black). What is the probability her socks will be orange and her shirt will be red?

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Rents asked Sep 22, 2023

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A girl has 3 shirts (red, yellow, blue) and 6 pairs of socks (red, blue, green, orange, white, black). What is the probability her socks will be orange and her shirt will be red?

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Rents asked Sep 22, 2023

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Answer:

1/18

Explanation:

P(Orange AND Red)

= P(Orange socks)*P(Red shirt)

= 1/3*1/6

= 1/18

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