Sally has 4 red socks, 6 white socks, and 2 pink socks in her drawer. She

randomly pulls a red sock out of the drawer. Then she randomly pulls out

another sock from a drawer.

a) What is the probability that Sally pulls out a red sock?

b) What is the probability that Sally pulls out a sock that is not red?

c) Are the events described in a) and b) complementary? Explain.

Question

Noel Crawford

18 April, 11:47

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Janae Harvey · Answer 1

A) 1/3

B) 2/3

C) Yes because 1/3+2/3=1 but if it was 1/3 and 1/3 it would not be complementary