Adrawer contains 9 black socks, 8 gray socks, and 7 blue socks. without looking, you draw out a sock and then draw out a second sock without returning the first sock. what is the probability that the two socks you draw are the same color?

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First of all, there are total 9 + 8 + 7 = 24 socks.
Probability of a black socks in a row is 9/24
Probability of the second black socks without replacement, if first one was black, is 8/23
Therefore the probability of the 2 black socks in a row are 3/23 (I multiplied the two)
Using the same technique, the p of 2 gray socks are 7/69
The p of 2 blue socks are 7/92
Now you add them up, and you get 85/276 as your answer
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