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Grant is buying a pack of black and grey socks. 4 of the pairs are black and 2of the pairs are grey. What fraction is equivalent to the portion of socksthat are NOT grey?1O1323

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\begin{gathered} 4\text{ pairs of black socks implies that there are 4}\cdot2\text{ =8 black socks} \\ 2\text{ pairs of grey socks implies that there are 2}\cdot2=4\text{ grey socks} \\ so\text{ the fraction is }(8)/(8+4)=(8)/(12)=(2)/(3) \end{gathered}

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