37.68 is the answer ........................
As a fraction: 287/100
As a mixed number: 2 87/100
_____
Remember, "%" means exactly the same thing as "/100".
All socks together: 13
Black socks: 3
Probability to pick out black socks: 3/13
After one pick out (You picked out a pair of black socks):
Probability to pick out black socks: 2/12
Multiply them:
2/12 * 3/13 = 1/26 ≈ 0,038
Depending on how flexibly you interpret "about 20 times larger" to mean, the answers are B and D.
Check the ratios of the larger number to the smaller number:
A: (2.01 x 10^7)/(4.25 x 10^6) = 2.01/4.25 x 10^1 = 20.1/4.25 = 4.729
B: (8.21 x 10^-3)/(4.13 x 10^-4) = 8.21/4.13 x 10^1 = 82.1/4.13 = 19.879
C: (4.91 x 10^6)/(5.09 x 10^3) = 4.91/5.09 x 10^3 = 4910/5.09 = 964.637
D: (5.97 x 10^4)/(3.12 x 10^3) = 5.97/3.12 x 10^1 = 59.7/3.12 = 19.135
Hello.
The mathematical symbol that would best fill the blank to compare both numbers is '>', which indicates a number is greater than the other.
Hope I helped.
