After studying all night for a final exam, a bleary-eyed student randomly grabs 2 socks from a drawer containing 11 black socks, 10 brown socks, and 4 blue socks, all mixed together. What is the probability that the student grabs a matched pair? The probability of a matched pair is◻️ (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

After studying all night for a final exam, a bleary-eyed student randomly grabs 2 socks from a drawer containing 11 black socks, 10 brown socks, and 4 blue socks, all mixed together. What is the probability that the student grabs a matched pair? The probability of a matched pair is◻️ (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

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