document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=691568>Question 691568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 8 blue and 5 black socks in a drawer. In the dark you randomly chose two socks; what is the probability that they formed a pair. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 8C2 + 5C2 = 28 + 10 = 38 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possoble pairs: 13C2 = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 38/78 = 19/39<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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