document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157048>Question 1157048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.(a) Kara needs to pick a pair of matching socks from a drawer consisting of 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "black socks, 11 blue socks, 3 white socks, and 5 brown socks. If the first sock<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that Kara draws is blue, what is the probability that she will get a matching<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sock on her second draw?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) If Sam's closet contains blue and green shirts. He has eight blue shirts and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "seven green shirts. Five of the blue shirts have stripes, and four of the green<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shirts have stripes. What is the probability that Sam randomly chooses a shirt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is blue or has stripes?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) At a birthday party, there are 3 gift boxes that are red, 7 gift boxes that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are green, 4 gift boxes that are blue, and 10 gift boxes that are multi-colored<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sitting on a table. If one of the gift boxes falls off the table at random, what<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the probability that the gift box will be green?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #779925 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><B>VFBundy(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=VFBundy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=779925\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <i>1.(a) Kara needs to pick a pair of matching socks from a drawer consisting of 4 black socks, 11 blue socks, 3 white socks, and 5 brown socks. If the first sock that Kara draws is blue, what is the probability that she will get a matching sock on her second draw?</i><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>21/45</b><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>(b) If Sam's closet contains blue and green shirts. He has eight blue shirts and seven green shirts. Five of the blue shirts have stripes, and four of the green shirts have stripes. What is the probability that Sam randomly chooses a shirt that is blue or has stripes?</i><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/15 + 9/15 - 5/15 = 12/15 = <b>4/5</b><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>(c) At a birthday party, there are 3 gift boxes that are red, 7 gift boxes that are green, 4 gift boxes that are blue, and 10 gift boxes that are multi-colored sitting on a table. If one of the gift boxes falls off the table at random, what is the probability that the gift box will be green?</i><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>7/24</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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