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gary has 20 pairs of socks in his drawer and 6 of those pairs are black 4 are yellow and 10 are white. what is the probability that if picks out of the drawer at random that they are not yellow​

User Praym
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Answer:

4/5

Explanation:

Probability: (ways to get a desired result) / (total possibilities)

There are 16 non-yellow socks and 20 socks.

Thus, the probability of not picking a yellow sock is:

16/20 = 4/5

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Answer:

The chance of not getting a yellow pair is 80% or 8/10

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