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Murari has 9 pair of dark blue socks and 9 pair of black socks. He keeps them all in the same bag. If he picks out three socks at random What is the probability that he will get a matching pair?

Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:

Since, there are only two types of socks in the bag. so, if murari pick up 3 socks then certainly two of them are of same type. Thus this is a certain event.
Hence required probability = 1


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