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A box contains 8 blue socks and 6 red socks. Find the number of ways two socks can be drawn from the box if: (a) They can be any color. (b) They must be the same color.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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A box contains 8 blue socks and 6 red socks. Find the number of ways two socks can be drawn from the box if: (a) They can be any color. (b) They must be the same color.

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