Tiffany has white and black shoes in her shoe box. The probability of her pulling out a white pair of shoes is  2/5 . What is the chance of Tiffany randomly pulling out a black pair of shoes????

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If the probability of Tiffany pulling out a white pair of shoes is \( \frac{2}{5} \), this means that the remaining probability must account for the black shoes. Since the total probability must equal 1, we can calculate the probability of pulling out a black pair of shoes as follows:

\[ P(\text{black shoes}) = 1 - P(\text{white shoes}) = 1 - \frac{2}{5} \]

Calculating this:

\[ P(\text{black shoes}) = 1 - \frac{2}{5} = \frac{5}{5} - \frac{2}{5} = \frac{3}{5} \]

Therefore, the chance of Tiffany randomly pulling out a black pair of shoes is \( \frac{3}{5} \).