John has 6 pairs of shoes; each pair is a different color. If Kim randomly selects 2 shoes without replacement from the 12 shoes, what is the probability that she will select 2 shoes of the same color? Answers
A) 2/5	B) 1/5	C) 1/9	D) 1/8	E) 1/11
Can be tackled in this way as well: Probability of selecting any 1 out of 12 shoes = 12/12= 
<gadget id="calculator">12/12</gadget>
<output>1</output>
1   Probability of selecting the next shoe (out of 12 available) having the same color= 1/9 (as after selecting the 1st one, there is only 1 another shoe left with the same color).   Thus the total probability = 1*1/11=1/11.   1/11 is the correct answer.
<result>E</result>
John has 6 pairs of shoes; each pair is a different color. If Kim randomly selects 2 shoes without replacement from the 12 shoes, what is the probability that she will select 2 shoes of the same color?