Probability (Single Events)
You have a drawer full of mismatched socks. There are 12 blue socks, 10 white socks, 9 pink socks, and 3 green socks.
- If you pull out a sock at random, what is the probability of pulling a white sock?
- If you put that sock back and pull out another sock, what is the probability of pulling a blue sock?
- If you put that sock back and pull out another sock, what is the probability of pulling a green sock?
- If you put that sock back, what is the probability of pulling a blue sock or a white sock?
- If you put those socks back, what is the probability of pulling a pink sock or a green sock?
- If you put those socks back, what is the probability of pulling a pink sock?
- If you hold onto that pink sock, what is the probability of pulling another pink sock?
- Let's say you pull those two pink socks and put them on. When you want a spare pair. What is the probability of pulling another pink sock?
- And if you hold onto that sock, what is the probability of pulling one more pink sock?
- Put all the socks back. If you reach into the drawer, what is the probability of pulling out a blue, white, pink or green sock?