jerry has 4 black socks, 4 blue socks, and 2 white socks in a drawer. He reaches in at random and chooses a sick, does not replace it, and then chooses another. What is the probability he chooses 2 blue socks?

Related Questions

1. Math

   A square sheet of paper has area 15cm^2. The front side is white and the back side is black. A corner of the sheet is lifted and placed so that the crease is at a 45degree angle. If the fold is such that the visible black area is equal to the visible white

2. english

   1. All of the following define the theme of a story EXCEPT (1 point) the central idea of a work the underlying message in literature the methods of characterization employed by the writer the lesson, or moral, of the story which can be inferred by readers

3. math

   If you have black socks and brown socks in your drawer mixed in a ratio of 4 to 5, how many socks will you have to take out to make sure that you have a pair the same color?

4. English

   Which of the following sentences contains an italicized word that's used as a predicate adjective? A. Jerry looks ill today.(ill is italicized) B. Jerry looks into the microscope.(into is italicized) C. Jerry looks disdainfully at the pile of

5. Unit 6 Lesson 4 Conditional Probability Quiz

   I looked for this everywhere, so now you're going to get it. 1) Suppose Ruth Ann has 3 routes she can travel from the school to the library and 5 routes from the library to her home. How many routes are there from Ruth Ann's school to her home with a stop

6. Probability

   A box contains 3 blue, 5 red, 4 white marbles. If one marble drawn at random: find probability of blue given not white. Find probability of not red given not white

7. English 10

   1. All of the following define the theme of a story EXCEPT (1 point) a.the central idea of a work b.the underlying message in literature c.the methods of characterization employed by the writer ****** d.the lesson, or moral, of the story which can be

8. math

   A drawer contains 8 brown socks and 4 blue socks. A sock is taken from the drawer at random, its colour is noted and it is then replaced. This procedure perform twice more. If X is the random variable. “the number of brown socks taken “, a) Construct

9. math

   In a bag there are red, green, black,and white marbles. If there are 6 red, 8 green, 4 black, and 12 white and one marble is to be selected at random, what is the probability it will be white? I don't know how to solve these.

10. Math

    The real numbers $a$ and $b$ satisfy $|a| < 1$ and $|b| < 1.$ (a) In a grid that extends infinitely, the first row contains the numbers $1,$ $a,$ $a^2,$ $\dots.$ The second row contains the numbers $b,$ $ab,$ $a^2 b,$ $\dots.$ In general, each number is

Still need help?

You can ask a new question or browse existing questions.