A bag contains 7 black socks, 12 white socks, and 17 red socks. If you pick one sock at random from the bag, what is the probability that it will NOT be white?

Question

A. 1/2
B. 2 / 3
C. 3 / 4
D. 7 / 12
E. 7 / 36

Answer 1

B. 2/3

7+12+17=36 (total socks)
36-12(the white socks)= 24

24/36
in simplist form
2/3

Answer 2

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