elizabeth has 8 socks in her drawer: 4 black socks, 2 white socks and 1 brown sock and 1 red sock. she chooses a sock at random

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2 years ago

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and does not put the sock back in the drawer when she picks again. what is the probability that she picks two white socks?

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Debora [2.8K] · Answer 1 · 2023-04-08T04:20:13+03:00

The probability that she picks two white socks is 0.0357

<h3>How to determine the probability?</h3>

The given parameters are:

Socks = 8

Black = 4

White = 2

Brown = 1

Red = 1

The probability of picking a white sock at first is:

P(White) = 2/8

Now, there are 7 socks left

The probability of picking a white sock next is

P(White) = 1/7

The required probability is:

P = 2/8 * 1/7

Evaluate

P = 0.0357

Hence, the probability that she picks two white socks is 0.0357