Find the probability of the given event. Express your answer as a percent chance.

Question

Choosing a white sock from a drawer that contains 6 white socks and 4 black socks
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Part 1
The probability is
  
enter your response here​%.
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

Answer 1

To find the probability of choosing a white sock from the drawer, you need to calculate the ratio of the number of white socks to the total number of socks.

1. Count the number of white socks: 6
2. Count the number of black socks: 4
3. Total number of socks: 6 (white) + 4 (black) = 10

The probability of choosing a white sock is given by:

\[ \text{Probability (White Sock)} = \frac{\text{Number of White Socks}}{\text{Total Number of Socks}} = \frac{6}{10} = 0.6 \]

To express this as a percentage, multiply by 100:

\[ 0.6 \times 100 = 60% \]

Thus, the probability of choosing a white sock is:

60%.