Question

Jess owns 4 red shirts, 2 blue shirts, and 3 white shirts. She chooses a shirt to wear at random. What is the probability that she chooses a white shirt?

A. 2/9



B. 1/3



C. 4/9



D. 1/2

Answer 1

Add all the shirts together and get 9 shirts total, so 9 is your denominator. There are only 3 white shirts, so 3 is your numerator. Now you have 3/9, then simplify to 1/3. In conclusion, there is a 1/3 chance of picking a white shirt.

Answer 2

Explanation:

white shirt = 3

Total shirts = 9

white shirt = 3/9 = 1/3