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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 fraction
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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 fraction or percent rounded to the nearest tenth.

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The odds of choosing silver is 1/2 and the odds of doing it again is 1/2. Multiply them and there is a 1/4 chance of getting all silver
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