A drawer contains 16 socks: 10 black, 4 brown, and 2 blue. Once a sock is taken from the drawer, it is NOT REPLACED before the n

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A drawer contains 16 socks: 10 black, 4 brown, and 2 blue. Once a sock is taken from the drawer, it is NOT REPLACED before the n

ext sock is taken. If it's dark in the room and you can't see what color the socks are, what is the probability of ending up with a brown sock then a blue sock?

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2 answers:

tatyana61 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-09T05:36:00+03:00

tatyana61 [14]3 years ago

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Most likely 1/11 if he takes 3 socks out including the first one the the brown one. Since there are only 2 blues the probability would be low

masya89 [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-09T07:32:56+03:00

masya89 [10]3 years ago

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I think the answer is B because there are 4 of brown socks and if you take one out then there would be three and that would be a small possobillity