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There are 6 black scarves, 2 red scarves, and 2 white scarves in a drawer. In the dark, Angela pulls a scarf out of the drawer. What is the probability that she pulled a white s…

There are 6 black scarves, 2 red scarves, and 2 white scarves in a drawer. In the dark, Angela pulls a scarf out of the drawer. What is the probability that she pulled a white s…
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There are 6 black scarves, 2 red scarves, and 2 white scarves in a drawer. In the dark, Angela pulls a scarf out of the drawer.

What is the probability that she pulled a white scarf out of the drawer?
Write the probability as a percent.

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There are 2 favorable chances that a white scarf will be pulled. There are a total of 10 opportunities. Therefore the probability of pulling a white scarf is 2/8 (or 1/4) expressed as .25.
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