A sock drawer contains 3 socks, each one a different solid color. The colors of the socks are red, orange and violet. If a person reaches into the drawer and pulls out two socks, how many different color combinations are possible in the selected pair of socks?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 12 B) 15 C) 21 D) 3 E) 42
Since the order in which we select the socks does not matter , we can use combinations.   We can select 2 socks from 3 socks in 3C2 ways.   3C2 = 3   Answer : 3
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A sock drawer contains 3 socks, each one a different solid color. The colors of the socks are red, orange and violet. If a person reaches into the drawer and pulls out two socks, how many different color combinations are possible in the selected pair of socks?