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Mary has 8 black, 8 white and 8 brown pairs of socks in one drawer. What is the probability that, without looking, Mary will pick a brown pair of socks from the drawer
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Mary has 8 black, 8 white and 8 brown pairs of socks in one drawer. What is the probability that, without looking, Mary will pick a brown pair of socks from the drawer

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3% 1/3 chance I think this is dee answer for you there you go!
User MarkusM
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8×3=24
8÷24= 1/3

the probability is 1/3 or 33 %
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