SOLUTION: Dear tutor, for whatever reason i cannot figure out this probability question. Can you help? Here it goes: Jack Jockely got up late one morning and was trying to find a clean pa

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Question 11398: Dear tutor, for whatever reason i cannot figure out this probability question. Can you help? Here it goes:
Jack Jockely got up late one morning and was trying to find a clean pair of socks. He has a total of six pairs (three maroon and three white) in his drawer. Jack is not a very good housekeeper and his socks were just thrown in the drawer and, to make the morning perfect, the lightbulb is burned out so he can't see. How many socks does he have to pull out of the drawer before he gets a matched pair (two maroon socks or two white socks)?
Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source):
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He has to pull out 3 socks to get a pair.
Let's say in his first attempt he pulls out a White sock
On the 2nd attempt he pulls out a Maroon sock
Now whatever sock he pulls out on the third attempt,he can match it to the 2 socks he already has!