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Kenya is trying to find matching socks. There are 4 red socks, 6 blue socks, and 2 white socks in her drawer. What is the probability that Kenya will pull out a blue sock, put it on, and then pull out another blue sock to put on?

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Answer:

The probability of her pulling of a blue sock the first time is 6 out of 12

The probability of her pulling out a blue sock the 2nd time would be 5 out of 11

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Answer:

1/3 is the probaility

Explanation:

since there are 3 different socks the answer would be 1/3

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