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A drawer contains 6 white socks and 10 black socks. If 2 socks are chosen at random, what is the probability that they will have the same color

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  1. 50%  is the probability that they will have the same color.
    What is probability?
    • Probability is the branch of mathematics that studies the possible outcomes of given events together with the outcomes’ relative likelihoods and distributions.
    • Classical: (equally probable outcomes) Let S=sample space (set of all possible distinct outcomes).
    • Relative Frequency Definition.
    • Subjective Probability.
    there are 16 socks in the drawer
    probability of 2 white socks  or  2 black socks
    6/16 *5/15  + 10/16*9/15   no replacement on socks
    30/240 + 90/240
    120/240
    1/2 = 50%
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