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A sock drawer contains 5 different colors of socks. It has 20 white, 10 black, 10 gray, 6 red, and 4 purple. If you

reach into the drawer and choose a sock randomly, what is the probability you will get a black sock?
P(black) =
Number of favorable outcomes
Total number of outcomes
P(black) =
1) Intro
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User Yliueagle
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Answer:

Added all together= 50

Black socks= 10

10/50

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A sock drawer contains 5 different colors of socks. It has 20 white, 10 black, 10 gray, 6 red, and 4 purple. If you reach into the drawer and choose a sock randomly, what is the probability you will get a black sock?

P (black) = StartFraction Number of favorable outcomes over Total number of outcomes EndFraction

Answer:

1/5

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