document.write( "Question 1201706: A closet contains 5 short-sleeve shirts and 3 long-sleeve shirts. Two shirts are chosen from the closet without looking. What is the probability that both shirts have short sleeves? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #836192 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let P be the event a short-sleeve shirt is drawn first.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let Q be the event a short-sleeve shirt is drawn next.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "without replacement, therefore, the sample space decreases after event P\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The joint probability is \n" ); document.write( "P(PandQ)=P(Q)P(Q|P)= \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |