Tricky Problem On Probability

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There was a blind man. He had four socks in his drawer either black or white. He opened it and took out two socks. Now the probability that it was a pair of white socks is 1/2.

Can you find out the probability that he had taken out a pair of black socks?

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    Taking out 2 socks out of 4 where we have 2 white socks and 2 black socks gives us the following options: w-w, w-b, b-w, b-b.
    So the probability of taking out a pair with the same color is 2/4=1/2
    So its the same probability that is was a black pair

    Moshe Expert Answered on 29th January 2023.
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