Probability of Selecting Clothing Items

The video tutorial explains how to calculate probabilities using examples of selecting white socks and t-shirts from drawers. It covers the simplification of fractions, conversion to decimals and percentages, and the concept of independent events. The tutorial also demonstrates how to find the probability of both items being white and neither being white, emphasizing the use of complements and multiplication of probabilities.

What is the probability of selecting a white pair of socks from a drawer with 12 pairs, 4 of which are white?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/2

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How is the probability of selecting a white pair of socks expressed as a percentage?

• 25%

• 33.33%

• 50%

• 66.67%

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What is the simplified probability of selecting a white t-shirt from a drawer with 14 t-shirts, 8 of which are white?

• 4/7

• 3/7

• 5/7

• 6/7

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Convert the probability of selecting a white t-shirt to a percentage.

• 60%

• 57.14%

• 50%

• 42.86%

What is the probability of both the socks and the shirt being white?

• 4/21

• 2/21

• 5/21

• 1/21

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How do you calculate the probability of two independent events both occurring?

• Subtract the probabilities

• Multiply the probabilities

• Divide the probabilities

• Add the probabilities

What is the probability of neither the socks nor the shirt being white?

• 5/7

• 4/7

• 3/7

• 2/7

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What is the complement of the probability of selecting a white shirt?

• 3/7

• 4/7

• 6/7

• 5/7

How is the probability of neither the socks nor the shirt being white expressed as a percentage?

• 25%

• 28.57%

• 30%

• 33.33%

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

What is the probability of not selecting a white pair of socks?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

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