In Bill the Boring's dryer there are 15 black shirts, 7 gray shirts, 9 black sweaters, and 6 gray sweaters. Bill is going to take one of these pieces of clothing out of the dryer at random to check if his clothes are completely dry. What is the probability that the piece of clothing Bill takes out is black or is a shirt? Do not round intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 0.01

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In Bill the Boring's dryer there are 15 black shirts, 7 gray shirts, 9 black sweaters, and 6 gray sweaters. Bill is going to take one of these pieces of clothing out
of the dryer at random to check if his clothes are completely dry. What is the probability that the piece of clothing Bill takes out is black or is a shirt?
Do not round intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
0.01
?
Transcribed Image Text:In Bill the Boring's dryer there are 15 black shirts, 7 gray shirts, 9 black sweaters, and 6 gray sweaters. Bill is going to take one of these pieces of clothing out of the dryer at random to check if his clothes are completely dry. What is the probability that the piece of clothing Bill takes out is black or is a shirt? Do not round intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 0.01 ?
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