Question

Your drawer contains seven red socks and five green socks. It's too dark to see which are which. What is the
probability that the two socks that you pick are both red if you don't replace the first sock after you draw it?
7/24
7/12
7/15
14/35

Answer 1

Answer:

7/22

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability of picking a red sock the first time: 7/12

Probability of picking a red sock the second time: 6/11 (Since you already took out one sock, thus decreasing both the number of red and total socks in the drawer.)

7/12 * 6/11  = 42/132

42/132 = 7/22