Question

Prudence has 8 pairs of gold earrings and 16 pairs of silver earrings in a drawer in her jewelry box. If she randomly pulls six pairs of earrings out of the drawer to take with her on a trip, which of the following is the best prediction of the number of pairs of earrings that will be gold?

Answer 1

Hello!
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Prudence would get (as an estimation or prediction,) 4 silver earrings and 2 gold.
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WORK: 8+16=24
8/24=0.3333333
16/24=0.6666667
4/6=0.6666667
2/6=0.33333333
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