SOLUTION: 1. A new bag of golf tees contains 10 red tees, 10 orange, 10 green tees and 10 blue tees. You empty the tees into your golf bags.what is the probability of grabbing out two tees o

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Question 861565: 1. A new bag of golf tees contains 10 red tees, 10 orange, 10 green tees and 10 blue tees. You empty the tees into your golf bags.what is the probability of grabbing out two tees of the same color in a row for you and your partner?
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A new bag of golf tees contains 10 red tees, 10 orange, 10 green tees and 10 blue tees. You empty the tees into your golf bags.what is the probability of grabbing out two tees of the same color in a row for you and your partner?
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# of ways to succeed:: 4(10C2) = 4*45 = 180 ways
# of random pairs:: 40C2 = 780
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P(2 of same color) = 180/780 = 0.2308
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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