SOLUTION: 1. A drawer contains 8 blue socks and 7 red socks. One sock is drawn at random and not replaced. Then a second sock is drawn. Find each probability. a. The first sock is blue an

Question 838981: 1. A drawer contains 8 blue socks and 7 red socks. One sock is drawn at random and not replaced. Then a second sock is drawn. Find each probability.
a. The first sock is blue and the second sock is red.
b. The two socks are different colors.
c. The two socks are the same color.
Thanks!
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

A drawer contains  socks:  8 blue and 7 red 

One sock is drawn at random and not replaced. Then a second sock is drawn

a. P(The first sock is blue and the second sock is red) =  

b. P(The two socks are different colors) =  + 

c. P(The two socks are the same color)=  + 

 

 

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