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Aiden has 5 blue t-shirts, 3 grey t-shirts and 2 green t-shirts. He randomly picks a shirt. Place dots on the number line where the probability of choosing each color would occur. Label your answers.

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User DNax
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To represent the probability of choosing each color on a number line, we can assign segments to each color based on their respective probabilities.

Given the information that Aiden has 5 blue t-shirts, 3 grey t-shirts, and 2 green t-shirts, we can calculate the probabilities for each color as follows:

Probability of choosing a blue t-shirt:

P(blue) = Number of blue t-shirts / Total number of t-shirts

= 5 / (5 + 3 + 2)

= 5/10

= 1/2

Probability of choosing a grey t-shirt:

P(grey) = Number of grey t-shirts / Total number of t-shirts

= 3 / (5 + 3 + 2)

= 3/10

Probability of choosing a green t-shirt:

P(green) = Number of green t-shirts / Total number of t-shirts

= 2 / (5 + 3 + 2)

= 2/10

= 1/5

Now, let's represent these probabilities on a number line:

0----------|---------|---------|---------|---------1

1/5 3/10 1/2 7/10 4/5

We divide the number line into segments that correspond to the probabilities of choosing each color. The segments are labeled with the corresponding fractions: 1/5 for green, 3/10 for grey, and 1/2 for blue.

Note: The number line represents the relative probabilities of choosing each color and does not necessarily reflect equal distances between the segments. The segments' lengths are proportional to their respective probabilities.

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