Question

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.

Answer 1

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.