Suppose your top drawer contains 44 different colored socks: 6 ar

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2021-11-17

Suppose your top drawer contains 44 different colored socks:
6 are white,
16 are black,
10 are pink, and
12 are blue.
All socks in the drawer are loose (unpaired). In the morning, you randomly select two socks, one at a time. Calculate the following probabilities, writing your answer either as a decimal or a fraction.
(a) What is the probability that you get a blue pair of socks?
(b) What is the probability that you do not get a blue pair of socks?
(c) What is the probability that neither is blue?
(d) What is the probability that you get either a white pair or a blue pair of socks?
(e) What is the probability that you get one black sock and one white sock?

Answer & Explanation

Stephanie Mann

Stephanie Mann

Beginner2021-11-18Added 25 answers

Step 1
It has been given that the drawer contains 44 different colored socks.
Out of which,
6 are white
16 are black
10 are pink and
12 are blue
Part a:
The probability that you get a blue pair of socks is given by,
P(Two are blue socks)=1244×1143=1321892=343
Step 2
Part b:
The probability that you do not get a blue pair of socks is given by,
P(Not two blue socks)=1P(Two are blue socks)
=11321892
=17601892
=4043
Part c:
The probability that neither is blue is given by,
P(Niether is blue)=1P(Two are blue socks)
=11321892
=17601892
=4043
Step 3
Part d:
The probability that you get either a white pair or a blue pair of socks is given by,
P(Two are white or two are blue)=644×543+1244×1143
=1621892
=81946
Part e:
The probability that you get one black sock and one white sock is given by,
P(one is white and one is black)=644×1643+1644×643
=1921892
=48473

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