Alberta has 5 shirts and 4 pants. 3 of the shirts are her favorite and 2 of the pants are her favorite. If Alberta chooses an ou

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tfit in the dark, what is the probability that she picks one of her favorite shirts and on of her favorite pants?

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tiny-mole [99] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-06T17:54:50+03:00

Answer:

$\frac{3}{10}$

Step-by-step explanation:

In probability, "AND" means "multiplication" and

"OR" means "addition".

We want the probability that she picks FAVORITE SHIRT "AND" FAVORITE PANT.

Probability that she picks favorite shirt = 3/5

Probability that she picks favorite pants = 2/4 = 1/2

Since, "AND", we "multiply" both to get:

3/5 * 1/2 = 3/10