SOLUTION: Suppose your top drawer contains different colored socks: 10 are white, 8 are black, 14 are pink, and 12 are blue. All socks in the drawer are loose (unpaired). In the morning, you

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Question 1048033: Suppose your top drawer contains different colored socks: 10 are white, 8 are black, 14 are pink, and 12 are blue. All socks in the drawer are loose (unpaired). In the morning, you randomly select two socks, one at a time. Calculate the following probabilities, writing your answer either as a decimal or a fraction.

(c) What is the probability that you get either a white pair or a blue pair of socks?
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There are 44 possible outcomes, 22 of which are successes (10 + 12)

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it