SOLUTION: There are six purple socks and 4 orange socks in a drawer. Zucky picked one sock without looking and then another with out looking or replacing the first. What is the probability t
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Question 445783: There are six purple socks and 4 orange socks in a drawer. Zucky picked one sock without looking and then another with out looking or replacing the first. What is the probability that he picked two purple socks.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are six purple socks and 4 orange socks in a drawer. Zucky picked one sock without looking and then another with out looking or replacing the first. What is the probability that he picked two purple socks.
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P(2 purple) = 6C2/10C2 = 15/45 = 1/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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