A laundry basket contains 18 blue socks and 24 black socks. What is the probability of randomly picking 2 black socks, with replacement, from the basket?

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asked Jun 16, 2021 7.1k views

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Matthew Kruskamp · Answer 1 · 2021-06-20T10:51:52+0000

Answer:

144/441

Explanation:

There are 18+24=42 total socks

There are 24 black socks

So the probability is (24/42)*(24/42)=12/21 * 12/21 = 144/441