Question

A laundry basket contains 15 socks, of which 5 are yellow.

What is the probability that a randomly selected sock will be yellow?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

Take the total number of socks and compare it to the number of yellow socks. 15 and 5. Now divide the total by the specified group (yellow socks), by doing so, you get 3.

Every 1 in 3 socks is yellow, meaning the chance of picking a yellow sock at random is 1/3.

Answer 2

5/15

Explanation:

Out of 15, 5 are yellow. Converted to a fraction this will be 5/15. Hope this helps!! :)