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  • 15-05-2016
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A box contains 8 white socks, 4 black socks and 2 blue socks. If you reach in and pull out one sock, what are the odds that it will be a black sock? Write you answer in simplest form.

A.
2/7

B.
2/5

C.
1/2

D.
4/6

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cedalton02 cedalton02
  • 15-05-2016
8+4+2=14
There's 4 black socks.
So 4/14
4 divided by 2 = 2
14 divided by 2 = 7
The answer is 2/7
A. 2/7

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