three green socks, four red socks, and five blue socks are in a drawer, and 2 socks are withdrawn at random. Find the probability of one blue sock and one red sock

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Thomas Zoechling asked Nov 1, 2023

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three green socks, four red socks, and five blue socks are in a drawer, and 2 socks are withdrawn at random. Find the probability of one blue sock and one red sock

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Thomas Zoechling asked Nov 1, 2023

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Explanation:

Number of socks: 3+4+5= 12

Number of red socks= 4

Red socks/other socks= 4/12

Simplify: fraction: 1/3

percentage: 33.33%

decimal: 0.3333

Itamaram answered Nov 6, 2023

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