SOLUTION: Given a box with individual mittens as follows: 2 purple 6 red 9 green what is the probability of randomly drawing a matched pair?

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Question 881441: Given a box with individual mittens as follows:
2 purple
6 red
9 green
what is the probability of randomly drawing a matched pair?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Purple pair


Green pair

So in total,



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