A drawer contains 12 pairs of socks. In an experiment, 8 are chosen at random, so that any choice of 8 individual socks is equally likely. Describe a sample space and probability measure P to model this experiment. What is the chance that there will be exactly one complete pair?

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A drawer contains 12 pairs of socks. In an experiment, 8 are chosen at random, so
that any choice of 8 individual socks is equally likely. Describe a sample space and
probability measure P to model this experiment. What is the chance that there will be
exactly one complete pair?
Transcribed Image Text:A drawer contains 12 pairs of socks. In an experiment, 8 are chosen at random, so that any choice of 8 individual socks is equally likely. Describe a sample space and probability measure P to model this experiment. What is the chance that there will be exactly one complete pair?
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