Question

You are wearing a pair of cargo pants with six pockets. you've put $10 in one of the pockets, but you cannot remember which one. after checking two pockets without success, what is the probability that the money will be in the next pocket you check?

A. 1/8
B. 1/6
C. 3/5
D. 1/4

Answer 1

The answer is 1/4 so D

Answer 2

1/4

Explanation:

So lets go over our information

We know there are 6 pocket

1 of them has 10 dollars

2 have been checked

There are 4 more to check

There is a 1 in something chance of the next pocket having 10 dollars.

The key here is, 2 have already been checked.

This means there is a 1/4 chance of the next pocket having 10 dollars.

Answer:

B(1/4)

Hope this helps!