Marty has a jumble of socks in his drawer. If he picks a pair of socks randomly from his drawer, what is the probability Marty will pick a blue pair of socks? Each set of two socks is a pair. b = blue, r = red, g = gray A. 3/10 B. 2/5 C. 1/5 D. 3/5

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Marty has a jumble of socks in his drawer. If he picks a pair of socks randomly from his drawer, what is the probability Marty will pick a blue pair of socks?

Each set of two socks is a pair.
b = blue, r = red, g = gray

A. 3/10


B. 2/5


C. 1/5


D. 3/5
 
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