7 A drawer contains 28 socks. Some are white, some are blue, some are red, and some are black. The probability of selecting a blue sock is 2/7. How many blue socks are in the drawer?

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7 A drawer contains 28 socks. Some are white, some are blue, some are red, and some

are black. The probability of selecting a blue sock is 2/7. How many blue socks are in the
drawer?

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There is 8 blue socks

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Answer:

there are 8 blue socks

Explanation:

28 / 4 = 7

multiply 2/7 by 4 and you get 8/28

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