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There are 6 black scarves, 2 red scarves, and 2 white scarves in a drawer. In the dark, Angela pulls a scarf out of the drawer. What is the probability that she pulls a red scarf then a white scarf without replacing the red? Write the probability as a percent.

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There is a 20 percent chance Angela will pull a red scarf, 60 percent chance she will pull a black scarf and 20 percent chance she will pull a white scarf. So if she pulls a red scarf then there will be a 18 percent chance she will pull a white scarf after.
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User Ivan Vorobei
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I believe there is a 20 percent chance because there is 2/10 fraction for a red scarf and a 2/10 for a white scarf which equals 4/20 which is equal to 1/5 which is equal to 20%
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