Question

The winter clothing drive has received donations of 5 coats, 23 pairs of gloves, 19 scarves, and 3 hats so far. Based on this data, what is a reasonable estimate of the probability that the next donation is not a pair of gloves?

Answer 1

Answer: Probability that the next donation is not a pair of gloves is 0.54.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of coats = 5

Number of pairs of gloves = 23

Number of scarves = 19

Number of hats = 3

Total number of winter clothing is given by

$5+23+19+3=50$

Probability that the next donation is not a pair of gloves is given by

Not gloves = 50-23=27

P(not gloves ) is given by

$=\frac{Not\ gloves}{total}\\\\=\frac{27}{50}\\\\=0.54$

Hence, Probability that the next donation is not a pair of gloves is 0.54.