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Aptitude · Q134

Probability

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 134

Q134

Suresh keeps all his socks in a single drawer. He has 24 pairs of white socks and 18 pairs of grey socks. Suresh picks 3 socks randomly. Find the possibility of Suresh choosing a matching pair.

A.
B.
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D.
1
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Since a pair has 2 socks in it and there are just two colors - white and grey, when Suresh chooses 3 socks, he will surely select 2 socks of same color - be it grey or white.
So possibility = probability = 1