Question

There are eight black socks six blue socks and 14 White Sox in a drawer if one sock is randomly chosen from the drawer than what is the probability that the sock not be blue

Answer 1

The probability that a sock chosen at random is not blue P = 11/14 = 0.786

Explanation:

Probability is the chances of getting a particular outcome.

Given:

Black socks = 8

Blue socks = 6

White socks = 14

Total = 8+6+14 =28

The probability that a sock chosen at random is not blue P;

P = number of non-blue socks ÷ total number of socks

Number of non blue socks = black + white socks = 8+14 = 22

Substituting the values;

P = 22/28 = 11/14

P = 11/14 = 0.786

Answer 2

The probability that the socks picked is not blue is 11/14

Explanation:

In this question, we are to calculate that a socks selected from random from the group of socks given in the question is not a blue socks.

This means the socks would either be a black or a white socks

Firstly, we find the total number of socks = 8 + 6 + 14 = 28 socks

Now the probability of picking a blue socks will be 6/28 = 3/14

We must understand that the probability of not picking a blue socks = 1 - the probability of picking a blue socks

Thus, the probability of not picking a blue socks will be 1 - 3/14 = 11/14