Jon's closet has 3 black shirts, 8 blue shirts, 6 black pants and 7 blue pants. He wants to determine the probability of selecti

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Jon's closet has 3 black shirts, 8 blue shirts, 6 black pants and 7 blue pants. He wants to determine the probability of selecti

ng a black piece of clothing OR a shirt from his closet. He solves the probability this way: P(black piece of clothing or a shirt) = P(black piece of clothing) + P(shirt) = 9/24+11/24=20/24=56 Did he solve it correctly?please explain

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algol [13] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-13T01:55:15+03:00

Answer:

Jon did determine the probability correctly.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Jon's closet, there are a total of 24 clothes. Among those pieces of clothing, there are a total of 9 out of 24 clothes that are black. There are also 11 shirts out of 24 clothes.

When a probability has OR in it, it means to add.

11/24 plus 9/24 gives you 20/24.

Therefore, Jon is correct.