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A man has 3 pairs of black socks and 2 pair of brown socks kept together in a box. If he dressed hurriedly in the dark, the probability that after he has put on a black sock, he will then put on another black sock is `1//3` b. `2//3` c. `3//5` d. `2//15`

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