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Gabriel is not one for pairing socks before he throws them in his sock drawer. One dark morning, his drawer contains 8 blue socks, 6 brown socks, and 4 gray socks. What is the probability that he pulls
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Gabriel is not one for pairing socks before he throws them in his sock drawer. One dark morning, his drawer contains 8 blue socks, 6 brown socks, and 4 gray socks. What is the probability that he pulls a brown sock? Explain your answer?

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8+6+4=18 (denominator)

6/18
simplify

1/3 chance
To find the answer you have to know how many socks are brown compared to how many are in the drawer.
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