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Probability of picking purple sock first time is 6/10 or 3/5, second time, probability is 5/9.

Thus 3/5 * 5/9 = 15/45 which cancels to 1/3

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Q: There were 6 purple socks and 4 orange socks in a drawer Zucky picked one sock without looking and then another without looking replacing the first what is the probability that he picked 2 purple?
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