Your sock drawer has 4 pairs of pink socks, 2 pairs of white socks, and 7 pairs of black socks. What is the probability that if you choose at random withough replacement you will not choose black socks

Dounia asked Dec 22, 2023

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Dounia asked Dec 22, 2023

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SOLUTION:

Case: Probability

Method:

To select socks that are not black without replacement,

Since there are a total of 6 pairs that are not black (NB)

$\begin{gathered} Pr(NB) \\ =(6)/(13)*(5)/(12) \\ =(5)/(26) \end{gathered}$

Final answer:

5/26

Ursuleacv answered Dec 25, 2023

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