A laundry basket contains 3 red socks and 33 pink socks. What is the probability that a randomly selected sock will be red? Write your answer as a fraction or whole number. P(red) =

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A laundry basket contains 3 red socks and 33 pink socks.
What is the probability that a randomly selected sock will be red?
Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.

P(red) =
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8% chance that a red sock will be chosen
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1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

If 2 out of the 6 socks are red then the odds of you picking one randomly are 2/6 which equals 1/3
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