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Re: 2 Unit Revising Marathon HSC '10
The correct way is:
(i) 1 sock is chosen out of 8 socks. Therefore are four pairs, therefore only 1 more sock out of the 7 will give a matching pair to the sock initially chosen.
therefore P(Sock does not match) = 6/7
(ii)* After selecting the third sock:
8/8 * 6/7 * 4/6
P(No matching pair after third sock) = 4/7
(iii)* P(First three matching pair) = 1 - 4/7
=3/7
*Explanation is confusing for parts ii and iii. If someone can explain this it would be most helpful.
The correct way is:
(i) 1 sock is chosen out of 8 socks. Therefore are four pairs, therefore only 1 more sock out of the 7 will give a matching pair to the sock initially chosen.
therefore P(Sock does not match) = 6/7
(ii)* After selecting the third sock:
8/8 * 6/7 * 4/6
P(No matching pair after third sock) = 4/7
(iii)* P(First three matching pair) = 1 - 4/7
=3/7
*Explanation is confusing for parts ii and iii. If someone can explain this it would be most helpful.