document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248725>Question 248725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 5 pairs of socks in a drawer. 2 Blue pairs, 2 Black pairs and one gray pair. The socks are not folded together. If you randomly pick two socks, what is the probability that you will pick a matched pair? that you will pick a gray pair? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 10 socks.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick a gray pair:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2C2 / 10C2 = 1/45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4C2 / 10C2 = 6/45 blue pair or black pair<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any pair: 6/45 + 6/45 + 1/45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=13/45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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