() The drawer still contains 40 socks - 20 blue, 10 purple and 10 green socks. Let's assume that we know that the first sock drawn was purple. What is the probability that the next sock we draw is not purple?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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> The drawer still contains 40 socks - 20 blue, 10 purple and 10 green socks. Let's assume that we know
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that the first sock drawn was purple. What is the probability that the next sock we draw is not purple?
Transcribed Image Text:> The drawer still contains 40 socks - 20 blue, 10 purple and 10 green socks. Let's assume that we know (d) ( that the first sock drawn was purple. What is the probability that the next sock we draw is not purple?
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