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Subject:
mathemtical
Category: Family and Home > Parenting Asked by: smoothmama-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
18 Jan 2006 18:40 PST
Expires: 17 Feb 2006 18:40 PST Question ID: 435221 |
joe had 4 red sock and 2 green sock and everyday he pulled two sock out of the draw with his eyes closed. how many times will he pull out socks that do not match? |
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Subject:
Re: mathemtical
From: ansel001-ga on 19 Jan 2006 00:04 PST |
When you said, "how many times will he pull out socks that do not match?", I assume you meant, what is the probability that two random socks pulled out of the drawer will not match. I also assume that the drawer is refilled with the six socks each morning. I also assume you don't fold matching socks together in the drawer. In that case the probability of pulling out two random socks that do not match is 8/15. There are two possible cases that need to be considered 1. Pull out a red sock then a green P(G|R) = (4/6)*(2/5) = 8/30 = 4/15 2. Pull out a green sock then a red P(R|G) = (2/6)*(3/5) = 8/30 = 4/15 Probability = P(G|R) + P(R|G) = 4/15 + 4/15 = 8/15. |
Subject:
Re: mathemtical
From: ansel001-ga on 19 Jan 2006 00:07 PST |
A correction: In that case the probability of pulling out two random socks that do not match is 8/15. 2. Pull out a green sock then a red P(R|G) = (2/6)*(4/5) = 8/30 = 4/15 |
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