Mixed in a drawer are 44 blue socks, 88 white socks, and 44 gray socks. you pull out two socks, one at a time, without looking. find the probability of getting 2 socks of the same color.

The probability of getting 2 socks of the same color is 1/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the drawer,

Number of blue socks = 4

Number of white socks = 8

Number of gray socks = 4

Total number of socks  = 4 + 8 + 4 = 16

Total ways to select 2 socks form 16 socks is

Total ways to select 2 socks of the same color is

T = Possible ways of (2 blue + 2 white +2 gray) socks

  =

  =

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The probability of getting 2 socks of the same color is

Therefore, the probability of getting 2 socks of the same color is 1/3.

9 sandwiches per hour

step-by-step explanation:

when we have a rate, we want a 1 in the denominator

27/3 = 9

27 sandwiches/ 3 hours = 9 sandwiches/hour