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A drawer contains three pairs of white socks, five pairs of black socks and two pairs of red socks. Caden randomly selects two pairs of socks on his way to the gym. What is the probability that both pairs of socks are black?

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Answer to a math question A drawer contains three pairs of white socks, five pairs of black socks and two pairs of red socks. Caden randomly selects two pairs of socks on his way to the gym. What is the probability that both pairs of socks are black?

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$\frac{ 1 \times 9 }{ 2 \times 19 }$
$\frac{ 9 }{ 2 \times 19 }$
$\begin{align*}&\frac{ 9 }{ 38 } \\&0.2\overline{ 368421052631578947 }\end{align*}$

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