1. In a closet, Jeremy has 5 blue uniform shirts and 5 red uniform shirts for school. Jeremy says that selecting a blue uniform

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1. In a closet, Jeremy has 5 blue uniform shirts and 5 red uniform shirts for school. Jeremy says that selecting a blue uniform

shirt is equally as likely as selecting a red uniform shirt, so the probability of selecting a blue shirt is 50/50. What is wrong with Jeremy's statement? Justify your answer.

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kaheart [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-09T12:27:05+03:00

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's calculate the probability of selecting a blue shirt from a total of 10 shirts:

It's 5/10, or 0.5, which stems from there being 5 blue shirts among the 10 Jeremy owns. 50/50 is not a standard way of expressing probability; 0.5 is proper.