A drawer contains 4 black socks and 3 white socks. You reach in blindly and pick out 2 socks. a) Draw a probability tree diagram to list the sample space. b) Use your tree to compute the probabiluty of getting a matching pair.

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2022-08-20

A drawer contains 4 black socks and 3 white socks. You reach in blindly and pick out 2 socks.
a) Draw a probability tree diagram to list the sample space.
b) Use your tree to compute the probabiluty of getting a matching pair.

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Ean Hudson

Ean Hudson

Beginner2022-08-21Added 9 answers

Step 1
a) The probability of selecting a black sock = b n = 4 7
The probability of selecting a white sock = w n = 3 7
Once a sock has been picked the total number of socks will be decreased by one.
So, the required probability tree diagram to list the sample space is shown below:
Soren Wright

Soren Wright

Beginner2022-08-22Added 2 answers

Step 1
b) Using the probability tree diagram to evaluate the probability of getting a matching pair as:
P t e x t ( g e t t i n g a m a t c h i n g p a i r ) = P (pair of black) + P (pair of white) = 12 42 + 6 42 = 18 42 = 3 7
Therefore, the required probability is 3 7

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