Question

6 scarves are black, 2 scarves are red, and 2 scarves are white. it is dark and sarah reaches into the drawer and chooses a scarf. what is the probability of a scarf being white in percentage form?

Answer 1

2/10 = 20%

Answer 2

Tabith, probability is the extent to which an event is likely to occur, so for your question, 6 scarves are black, 2 scarves are red, and 2 scarves are white. So first off add all of the numbers in the question, which should equal 10. So now find the amount of white scarfs and put that out of 10. 2/10 = 20%