Henry grabs one shoe at a time at random without replacement from a box of 14 shoes in his closet. The box contains 6 brown shoes, 4 black shoes, and 4 sneakers. What is the probability that the first two shoes he chooses will be brown? Round to the nearest percent if necessary.

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cwtan · Answer

6/14 *5/13

parthkohli · Answer

P(Brown shoe) = 6/14 = 3/7

If you want it both times, then multiply the probabilities.

3/7 * 3/7

parthkohli · Answer

Oops

parthkohli · Answer

3/7 * 5/13 because no replacement is done