Answer:
As a fraction: 10/253
As a decimal: 0.0395 (3 sf)
As a percentage: 3.95% (3 sf)
Step-by-step explanation:
- white socks = 10
- black socks = 6
- blue socks = 8
- Total number of socks = 24
Therefore, the probability of picking a black sock is:
P(black) = 6/24
As the sock is NOT replaced, we now have one less black sock:
- white socks = 10
- black socks = 5
- blue socks = 8
- Total number of socks = 23
So the probability of picking a white sock:
P(white) = 10/23
As the sock is NOT replaced, we now have one less black sock and one less white sock:
- white socks = 9
- black socks = 5
- blue socks = 8
- Total number of socks = 22
So the probability of picking a blue sock:
P(blue) = 8/22
Therefore, P(black) and P(white) and P(blue) is:
6/24 x 10/23 x 8/22 = 480/12144 = 10/253 = 0.03952... = 3.95%
