SOLUTION: Jason has 4 pairs of socks. They are colored brown, black, white, and blue. If he picks two socks out of his drawer at a time, what are all of the combinations he may have?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: Jason has 4 pairs of socks. They are colored brown, black, white, and blue. If he picks two socks out of his drawer at a time, what are all of the combinations he may have?       Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 1153006: Jason has 4 pairs of socks. They are colored brown, black, white, and blue. If
he picks two socks out of his drawer at a time, what are all of the combinations
he may have?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jason has 4 pairs of socks. They are colored brown, black, white, and blue. If
he picks two socks out of his drawer at a time, what are all of the combinations
he may have?
Case 1.  The socks match.

There are 4 matching pairs

------------------------------

Case 2.  The socks don't match.

4 colors CHOOSE 2 = 4C2 = 6 

-----------------------------

Total for both cases:

4 + 6 = 10 combinations.

Edwin