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There are 20 socks in your drawer, and 12 of them are white. You grab a

sock without looking. Then you grab a second sock without putting the
first one back. What is the probability that both socks are white?

User Ruediste
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2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

3:5

Explanation:

20s :12ws

split the numbers in half then divide each number by 2 untill u cant any more

User Leo Yu
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3 votes

Answer:

4/20

Explanation:

8 socks we don't know

1 sock 19 socks

11 white

1 more sock 7 /20 chance to pick a random sock

User Reticent
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