How many is 6 pairs of socks?

12 socks
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What does 6 pack mean in socks?

6-PACK means 6-pair of assorted colors. Each pair shares the same color/style.

What does 2 pack of socks mean?

It means 2 pairs, 4 socks altogether. Jocelyn McKim.

How do you find the probability of socks?

The probability of picking a pair of white socks is also 1/2 of 11/23, meaning in order to get the probability of picking any matching pair, you add these two together. The final probability of picking a matching pair of socks is 11/23, or 47.8 percent.

How many socks do you need to match a pair?

The answer is four. Although there are many socks in the drawer, there are only three colors, so if you take four socks then you are guaranteed to have at least one matching pair.

What is the probability of drawing 2 socks from the drawer?

For each set of socks, there are 8. 8 * 7 (7 other socks to each being matched) = 56 possible combinations in each set of socks / 2 to remove duplicates = 28 possible combinations of socks in each set. 28 / 780 = 0.036 probability of drawing a pair when drawing 2 socks from the drawer. Cheers guys!

How many pairs of socks are in a drawer?

A drawer contains eight different pairs of socks. If six socks are taken at random without replacement, compute the probability that there is at least one matching pair among these six socks. Hint: Stack Exchange Network

How many possible combinations of socks are there?

For 2 socks I got the following: 40 possible socks * 39 other possible socks = 1560 possible combinations of socks / 2 (to remove duplicate matches) = 780

How to pull two matching socks in 3 draws?

To pull two matching socks in three draws. you can pull 3 socks of the same color, or 2 socks of one color, and sock of annother color. $\\frac{5{4\\choose2}*16 + 5*{4\\choose3} }{20\\choose3}$ we can keep going with this methodolgy to work up to 4 and 5 4 draws.