Monica has a jewelry box of earrings. This box contains 4 pairs of plain gold earrings, 10 pairs of gold earrings with diamonds, 3 pairs of plain silver earrings, and 5 pairs of silver earrings with diamonds. If she picks a pair of earrings at random from the box, what is the probability that she picks a pair with diamonds?

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Judah Joyce

15 January, 08:43

Monica has a jewelry box of earrings. This box contains 4 pairs of plain gold earrings, 10 pairs of gold earrings with diamonds, 3 pairs of plain silver earrings, and 5 pairs of silver earrings with diamonds. If she picks a pair of earrings at random from the box, what is the probability that she picks a pair with diamonds?

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Carleigh Curtis · Answer 1

5/22 because she has five pairs of diamonds and the denominator represents the total about of pairs.

Isabela Ashley · Answer 2

OK. So there is a total of 22 earrings. There is a chance that she takes a pair of one of the 5 diamonds. So the chance would be either 22/5 or 4.4 in decimal form.