Question

A laundry bag contains 7 brown socks and 2 black socks. Find the probability of picking a brown sock first,

Answer 1

Answer

7/9 chance to pick a brown sock first and 1/4 chance to get a black sock after

Step-by-step explanation:

there are 9 total socks and 7 are brown so you will have a 7/9 chance to get a brown sock

then if you do get a brown the total number of socks will be 8 in the bag so then you have a 2/8 chance which can be simplified to 1/4