The problem explained that 1/6 of the party guests were Wildcats fans this means that 6 is the whole. if one sixth is if you are to subtract the numerators given. we know the whole is 6 and 1/6 of the party guests were Wildcats fans so if you were to subtract 6/6 by 1/6 your answer would be 5 out of 6 Knight fans.
To have the best chance of pulling a pair with the same color you should try to get a pair of black socks. There is a 3/5 chance of pulling a black sock so this means for every 5 socks you pull you get 3 black socks or 2 navy socks. Either way you will get a pair of socks with the same color. (Double check to make sure I'm correct)