document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037756>Question 1037756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 18 pairs of socks in your drawer, of which 4 are black, 4 are brown and 10 are white.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have to reach into the drawer in the dark and pick a pair of socks, what is the probability that you won't get a black pair? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " You have 18 pairs of socks in your drawer, of which 4 are black, 4 are brown and 10 are white.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have to reach into the drawer in the dark and pick a pair of socks, what is the probability that you won't get a black pair?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of black pairs = 4C2 = (4*3)/(1*2) = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of random pairs:: 18C2 = (18*17)/(1*2) = 153<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not get black pair) = 1 - 6/153 = 147/153<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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