Question

You are wearing a pair of cargo pants with six pockets. You've put $10 in one of the pockets, but you cannot remember which one. After checking two pockets without success, what is the probability that the money will be in the next pocket you check?

Answer 1

Answer:

The probability is 25% or tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

You are wearing a pair of cargo pants with six pockets.

After checking two pockets without success, pockets left are = $6-2=4$

So, the total number of ways for your next try is 4 and the number that will be successful is 1.

Therefore, the probability that the money will be in the next pocket, will be given by = $\frac{1}{4}$ or 25%.

Answer 2

The answer is 1/4.

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