SOLUTION: A drawer has red socks and black socks. You take two socks out at random and the probability that both are red is exactly 1/2. How many socks are in the drawer?
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Question 31455: A drawer has red socks and black socks. You take two socks out at random and the probability that both are red is exactly 1/2. How many socks are in the drawer?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 red socks and 1 blue sock combinations are 3 rr and 3 rb.
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