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In a drawer Sandy has <math>5</math> pairs of socks, each pair a different color. On Monday Sandy selects two individual socks at random from the <math>10</math> socks in the drawer. On Tuesday Sandy selects <math>2</math> of the remaining <math>8</math> socks at random and on Wednesday two of the remaining <math>6</math> socks at random. The probability that Wednesday is the first day Sandy selects matching socks is <math>\frac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers, Find <math>m+n</math>. | In a drawer Sandy has <math>5</math> pairs of socks, each pair a different color. On Monday Sandy selects two individual socks at random from the <math>10</math> socks in the drawer. On Tuesday Sandy selects <math>2</math> of the remaining <math>8</math> socks at random and on Wednesday two of the remaining <math>6</math> socks at random. The probability that Wednesday is the first day Sandy selects matching socks is <math>\frac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers, Find <math>m+n</math>. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | {{AIME box|year=2015|n=I|num-b=1|num-a=3}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Introductory Geometry Problems]] | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 20 March 2015
Problem
In a drawer Sandy has 
pairs of socks, each pair a different color. On Monday Sandy selects two individual socks at random from the 
socks in the drawer. On Tuesday Sandy selects 
of the remaining 
socks at random and on Wednesday two of the remaining 
socks at random. The probability that Wednesday is the first day Sandy selects matching socks is 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers, Find 
.
See also
| 2015 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 3 | |
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