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Old March 6th, 2004, 03:42 PM
Ken Fortenberry
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Default Engineer- OR, Mathematician test

rb608 wrote:

"Lat705" wrote:
A box contained 50 red socks and 50 green socks. You withdrew two socks; one
green and one red. What is the probability of having a matching pair on the
next withdrawal?


49/97


Huh ? If you've already got a green one and a red one the probability
of having a matching pair on the next withdrawal is 100%.

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