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Question 1127866: Michelle has a drawer filled with 10 white socks and 15 brown socks. She selects one sock at random from the drawer and puts it back. She then selects another sock at random from the drawer. What is the probability that both socks are white?
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Jessica Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
The probability is = = = 0.4 to get a white sock at the first trial.
The probability is the same = 0.4 to get a white sock at the second trial.
Hence, the probability that both socks are white is = 0.16. ANSWER
