A laundry basket contains 18 blue socks and 24 black socks. What is the probability of randomly picking 2 black socks, without replacement, from the basket?

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Francesc VE · Answer 1 · 2018-05-24T15:02:32+0000

P(black socks): 24/42 or 12/21
P(black socks without replacing): 23/41. As a result, the probability of randomly picking 2 black socks, without replacement, from the basket is 12/21×23/41=276/861 or 32%. Hope it help!

A laundry basket contains 18 blue socks and 24 black socks. What is the probability of randomly picking 2 black socks, without replacement, from the basket?

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