Question

You have a drawer with five pairs of white socks, three pairs of black socks, and one pair of red socks. You choose one pair of socks at random each morning, starting on Monday. You do not put the socks you choose back in the drawer. Find the probability of each event. 3. You select black socks on Monday and white socks on Tuesday.

Answer 1

Answer:

20.8%

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the final probability, two separate events must be done and the final propagation is the multiplication of these, like this:

First event:

Probability of black socks on Monday:

Total pair of socks: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9

Number of black socks on Monday: 3

Thus:

3/9 = 1/3

Second event:

Probability of white socks on Tuesday:

Total pair of socks: 8

Number of white socks on Tuesday: 5

Thus:

5/8

Final probability:

1/3 * 5/8 = 5/24

P = 0.208

So the probability would be 20.8%