Ask a New Question

Question

Your sock drawer if full of unmatched socks. There are 4 white sock, 4 brown socks, and 4 green socks. You randomly pick one sock out then another. What is the probability that you get a matching pair of green socks?
4 years ago

Answers

oobleck
12 socks in all, so
4/12 * 3/11

(assuming all the green socks match each other ...)
4 years ago

Related Questions

a sock drawer contains 10 white socks, 6 black socks, and 8 blue socks. if 2 socks are chosen at... A drawer contains 22 black socks, 22 white socks, 22 blue socks, and 22 brown socks. If the light is... A drawer contains 2 black sock, 8 gray saocks, and 3 blue socks. Without lookign you draw out a soc... A drawer contains 20 black socks and 20 white socks. If the light is off and you reach into the draw... your drawer contains 6 red socks and 10 blue socks. its to dark to see which are which, but you grab... A sock drawer contains 5 different colors of socks. It has 20 white, 10 black, 10 gray, 6 red, and 4... Your drawer contains 7 red socks and 6 blue socks. It's too dark to see the color of the socks, so y... A sock drawer contains 5 different colors of socks. It has 20 white, 10 black, 10 gray, 6 red, and 4... Bubba's sock drawer is very messy. He's holding an athletic sock, and he blindly reaches into the dr... My sock drawer contains two red socks, two white socks, and two blue socks. For three days in a row...
Ask a New Question
Archives Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use