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A drawer contains 4 red socks, 5 white socks, and 6 blue socks. Without looking, you draw out a sock and then draw out a second sock without replacement. What is the probability that the first and the second sock are both white?

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Mr. Flores has mismatched socks in his drawer. He has 5 white, 12 black and 1 gray sock. Destiny selected two socks from the drawer. What is the probability that both socks are black?

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the probability is (4/16) * (10/16) = 5/32
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