SOLUTION: Mark has pairs of pants in three different colors,blue,black and brown.He has 5 colored shirts: a white,a red,and the rest are of different colors.What is the probability that she

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Geometry -> SOLUTION: Mark has pairs of pants in three different colors,blue,black and brown.He has 5 colored shirts: a white,a red,and the rest are of different colors.What is the probability that she       Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


   



Question 1067052: Mark has pairs of pants in three different colors,blue,black and brown.He has 5 colored shirts: a white,a red,and the rest are of different colors.What is the probability that she will wear a blue or a red shirt?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming that you mean blue pants or red shirt?
Because you didn't specify whether he had a blue shirt.
.
.
.
He has a possibility of
N%5Btot%5D=3%2A5=15 pants/shirts combinations.
There are 5 blue pant/shirt combinations.
There are 3 pant/red shirt combinations.
There is 1 blue pant/red shirt combination.
That makes a total of
N=5%2B3-1=7
So, blue pant or red shirt probability,
P=7%2F15