A box contains 12 pairs of shoes (24 shoes in total). If two shoes are selected at random, what it is the probability that they are matching shoes?
Choose the correct choice from the following choices
A) 1/190
B) 1/23
C) 1/19
D) 1/10
E) 1/9
The problem with your solution is that we don't choose 1 shoe from 24, but rather choose the needed one AFTER we just took one and need the second to be the pair of it. So, the probability would simply be: 1/1*1/23(as after taking one at random there are 23 shoes left and only one is the pair of the first one)=1/23   Answer: 1/23
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A box contains 12 pairs of shoes (24 shoes in total). If two shoes are selected at random, what it is the probability that they are matching shoes?