Pairs of socks

Ferdinand has twelve pairs of socks, one sock is leaky. What is the probability of putting on a leaky sock?

Correct result:

p =  4.1667 %

Solution:

p=100⋅ 1⋅ 1112⋅ 11/2=256=4.1667%

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