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Scoot has 9 t-shirts and 6 dress shirts in his wardrobe. What is the probability of selecting a dress shirt from his wardrobe?

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9+6= 17 is the total number of shirts to choose from. Since theres 6 dress shirts, the answer is 6/17.
User Maksim Skurydzin
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Explanation:

He has 15 total shirts. 9+6. So P(Dress shirt) is 6/15 or 2/5 or 40 percent.

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