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5.5 Exercise 30

Avg difficulty 2.5

Dan has 22 pairs of black socks and 66 pairs of blue socks. He will choose one pair at random to wear tomorrow. ⓐ Find the probability Dan will choose a pair of black socks ⓑ Convert the fraction to a decimal.

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 5.5 Averages and Probability, exercise 30

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