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g 3.24 Socks in a drawer. In your sock drawer you have 4 blue, 5 gray, and 3 black socks. Half asleep one morning you grab 2 socks at random and put them on. Find the probability you end up wearing (a) 2 blue socks (b) no gray socks (c) at least 1 black sock (d) a green sock (e) matching socks

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Answer from: nashville9678

Using the hypergeometric distribution, it is found that there is a:

a) 0.0909 = 9.09% probability that you end up with 2 blue socks.

b) 0.3182 = 31.82% probability that you end up with no gray socks.

c) 0.4545 = 45.45% probability that you end up with at least 1 black sock.

d) 0% probability that you end up with a green sock.

e) 0.2879 = 28.79% probability that you end up with matching socks.

Hypergeometric distribution:

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

The parameters are:

x is the number of successes. N is the size of the population. n is the size of the sample. k is the total number of desired outcomes.

In this problem:

There is a total of 4 + 5 + 3 = 12 socks, hence N = 12

.2 are grabbed, hence n = 2

Item a:

4 are blue, hence k = 4

The probability is P(X = 2), hence:

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$P(X = 2) = h(2,12,2,4) = \frac{C_{4,2}C_{8,0}}{C_{12,2}} = 0.0909$

0.0909 = 9.09% probability that you end up with 2 blue socks.

Item b:

5 are gray, hence k = 5

The probability is P(X = 0), hence:

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$P(X = 0) = h(0,12,2,5) = \frac{C_{5,0}C_{7,2}}{C_{12,2}} = 0.3182$

0.3182 = 31.82% probability that you end up with no gray socks.

Item c:

3 are black, hence k = 3

The probability is:

$P(X \geq 1) = 1 - P(X = 0)$

In which

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$P(X = 0) = h(0,12,2,3) = \frac{C_{3,0}C_{9,2}}{C_{12,2}} = 0.5455$

$P(X \geq 1) = 1 - P(X = 0) = 1 - 0.5455 = 0.4545$

0.4545 = 45.45% probability that you end up with at least 1 black sock.

Item d:

There are no green socks, hence 0% probability that you end up with a green sock.

Item e:

0.0909 probability of two blue.The probability of two gray is P(X = 2) when k = 5.The probability of two black is P(X = 2) when k = 3.

Hence, for two gray:

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$P(X = 2) = h(2,12,2,5) = \frac{C_{5,2}C_{7,0}}{C_{12,2}} = 0.1515$

Then, for two black:

$P(X = x) = h(x,N,n,k) = \frac{C_{k,x}C_{N-k,n-x}}{C_{N,n}}$

$P(X = 2) = h(2,12,2,3) = \frac{C_{3,2}C_{9,0}}{C_{12,2}} = 0.0455$

Then, the probability of matching socks is:

p = 0.0909 + 0.1515 + 0.0455 = 0.2879

0.2879 = 28.79% probability that you end up with matching socks.

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Answer from: rosier6244

a) 1/11 (b) 7/22 (c) 5/11 (d) 0 (e) 19/66

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Number of Blue socks = n(B) = 4

Number of Gray socks = n(G) =5

Number of black socks = n(Bl) = 3

Total number of socks = (4 + 5 + 3) = 12

Probability = ( number of required outcomes / number of total possible outcomes)

Picking 2 socks at random:

A) probability of two blue socks :

Ist pick = p(B) = (4/12) = 1/3

Number of Blue socks left = (4 - 1) =3

Total socks left = 12 - 1 = 11

2nd pick = p(B) = (3/11)

P(2 blue socks) = (1/3 * 3/11) = 3 /33 = 1/11

B) No gray socks :

Number of non - gray socks = (4 + 3) = 7

1st pick = 7/12

After 1st pick non-gray socks left = 6

Total socks left = 11

2nd pick = 6 / 11

P(non-gray) = (7/12 × 6/11) = 42/132 = 7/22

C.) Atleast one black socks = (1 - P(no black))

Number of non-black socks = (4 +5) = 9

1st pick = 9/12 = 3/4

After 1st pick, non-black left = 8, total = 11

2nd pick = 8/11

P(non - black) = (3/4 × 8/11) = 24/44 = 6/11

P(atleast 1 black) = (1 - 6/11) = 5 /11

D.) A green socks

Number of green socks = 0

P(green) = 0

E.) A matching socks :

1) matching black socks :

Ist pick = p(Bl) = (3/12) = 1/4

Number of Black socks left = (3 - 1) =2

Total socks left = 12 - 1 = 11

2nd pick = p(Bl) = (2/11)

P(matching black socks) = (1/4 * 2/11) = 2 /44 = 1/22

11) matching blue socks:

Ist pick = p(B) = (4/12) = 1/3

Number of Blue socks left = (4 - 1) =3

Total socks left = 12 - 1 = 11

2nd pick = p(B) = (3/11)

P(matching blue socks) = (1/3 * 3/11) = 3 /33 = 1/11

111) matching gray socks :

Ist pick = p(B) = (5/12) = 5/12

Number of Blue socks left = (5 - 1) =4

Total socks left = 12 - 1 = 11

2nd pick = p(B) = (4/11)

P(matching gray socks) = (5/12 * 4/11) = 20/132 = 5 /33

Summing the probabilities :

(1/22 + 1/11 + 5/33) = (3 + 6 + 10) / 66 = 19/66

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answer: a and c are correct

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the +5 is the vertical translation

the added negative symbol in front is the reflection over the y-axis

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