Henry grabs one shoe at a time at random without replacement from a box of ten shoes in his closet. The box contains 2 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.

two percent

twenty percent

twenty-two percent

forty percent

Question

Henry grabs one shoe at a time at random without replacement from a box of ten shoes in his closet. The box contains 2 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.

two percent

twenty percent

twenty-two percent

forty percent

anonymous · Answer

what color are the sneakers?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know it doesnt say.

anonymous · Answer

then lets assume they are not brown

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

probability that the first two are brown is therefore 
$$\frac{2}{10}\times \frac{1}{9}$$

anonymous · Answer

im confused so whats the answer

anonymous · Answer

the answer i wrote above should be correct

anonymous · Answer

if you want a decimal, compute with a calculator

anonymous · Answer

so the answer would be 22%