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Published on: August 13, 2026
A drawer contains 5 brown socks and 4 blue socks well mixed. A man reaches the drawer and pulls out 2 socks at random. What is the probability that they match
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Out of 9 socks, 2 can be drawn in 
ways.
Two socks drawn from the drawer will match if either both are brown of both are blue. Therefore favourable number of cases is 
Hence the required probability 
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