There were 6 purple socks and 4 oraange socks without looking and then another without looking (or replacing the first). what is the probability that he picked 2 purpled socks?

The probability that he picked 2 purpled socks is 0.33.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of purple socks,

Number of orange socks,

Two socks are picked without replacement.

Now, total number of socks,

Probability of picking the first cap as purple cap is given as:

Since there is no replacement, the number of socks decreases by 1. Also, if the first sock picked is purple, then number of purple socks is also decreased by 1.

Therefore, probability of picking the second cap as purple cap is given as:

Now, probability that both the picked caps are purple is given by their probability product. This gives,

Therefore, the probability that he picked 2 purpled socks is 0.33

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions