Question

Jesse has 4 pairs of black socks, 5 pairs of red socks, and 15 pairs of white socks in a dresser drawer. If he reaches in his drawer without looking, what is the probability that he will choose a pair of white socks?

62.5%
50%
70%
60%

Answer 1

62.5%

Explanation:

You need to add all the socks to get the total amount of socks:

4 Black Pairs + 5 Red Pairs + 15 White Pair = 24 Total Pairs.

Next you need to find the probability of pulling a white pair so you divide the amount of white pairs to the total pairs of socks.

15 / 24 = 0.625 %

0.625 x 100 = 62.5%