Jegan has 10 pairs of shoes; each pair is a different color. If Jegan randomly selects 2 shoes without replacement from the 20 shoes, what is the probability that she will select 2 shoes of the same color?  Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 2/15 B) 1/41 C) 1/35 D) 1/12 E) 1/19
Can be tackled in this way as well: Probability of selecting any 1 out of 20 shoes = 20/20= 
<gadget id="calculator">20/20</gadget>
<output>1</output>
1   Probability of selecting the next shoe (out of 19 available) having the same color= 1/19 (as after selecting the 1st one, there is only 1 another shoe left with the same color).   Thus the total probability = 1*1/19=1/19.   1/19 is the correct answer.
<result>E</result>
Jegan has 10 pairs of shoes; each pair is a different color. If Jegan randomly selects 2 shoes without replacement from the 20 shoes, what is the probability that she will select 2 shoes of the same color?