Suppose you have socks loose in a drawer. You have a black sock, a gray sock and a tan sock. How many outcomes are there for selecting 2 socks?

a. make a tree diagram to model the selection of 2 socks WITHOUT replacement. (That is, you keep the sock out of the drawer and there is now one less sock to choose from)

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Suppose you have socks loose in a drawer. You have a black sock, a gray sock and a tan sock. How many outcomes are there for selecting 2 socks? 

a. make a tree diagram to model the selection of 2 socks WITHOUT replacement. (That is, you keep the sock out of the drawer and there is now one less sock to choose from)

turingtest · Answer

to make a tree diagram you draw one line for each possible choice
how many possible outcomes are there for the first sock?

anonymous · Answer

3

anonymous · Answer

I'm not even sure how to solve it first of all.

anonymous · Answer

2 outcomes for each right?

turingtest · Answer

the question you posted just asks for the diagram, so just draw a line for each possible sock
label each one b, g, or t

anonymous · Answer

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like that or different?

turingtest · Answer

no, they are all supposed to originate from the same point

turingtest · Answer

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