document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1210208>Question 1210208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jewelry box contains two gold hoop earrings and two silver hoop earrings.  You randomly choose two earrings.  What is the probability that both are silver hoop earrings?  Write your answer as a simplified fraction. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a quite basic probability problem.  We need to choose 2 of the 4 earrings, and the desired outcome is that we choose 2 of the 2 silver hoop earrings and 0 of the 2 gold hoop earrings.  Using the basic definition  of probability, the probability is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can also get that result analyzing the problem as choosing one earring at a time.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the first earring is silver hoop is 2/4; then the probability that the second earring is the other silver hoop is 1/3.  The probability that they are both silver hoop is then<br><BR>\n" );
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