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if we had to calculate 4 socks of the same color, how is it 10/20. 9/19 . 8/18 and so on, because for the places after 1st we have only that color socks as favorable case. Please explain Bunuel

That won't be a good method. Please check this post: https://gmatclub.com/forum/m02-183554.html#p3189397
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I did not quite understand the solution. It says individual socks, not 4 individual pairs of socks. Individual socks may mean 20 socks of different colours i.e 10 white, 6 black and 04 grey
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I did not quite understand the solution. It says individual socks, not 4 individual pairs of socks. Individual socks may mean 20 socks of different colours i.e 10 white, 6 black and 04 grey

The socks are individual: 10 white, 6 black, 4 grey, total 20. But with only 3 colors, choosing 4 socks forces at least one color to repeat. So the probability is 1. Please review the question and solution more carefully.
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This is a great question that’s helpful for learning.
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