document.write( "Question 864702: A jewelry box contains two gold hoop
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Algebra.Com's Answer #851681 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "This problem was posted over a decade ago (2014) and solved by a nice lady tutor\r\n" );
document.write( "back then whose screen name was ewatrrr(24785).  Notice she has solved it correctly.\r\n" );
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document.write( "She is thinking of your randomly choosing them one at a time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of your successfully choosing a silver earring the first time is\r\n" );
document.write( "2 out of 4, or (2/4). \r\n" );
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document.write( "If you are successful on the first choice, then there are 3 earrings left in the\r\n" );
document.write( "box, the other silver one, and the 2 gold ones.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability is then 1 out of 3 (1/3) of drawing the other silver earring.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the desired probability is, as she so correctly gives,\r\n" );
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