Question

A box of jerseys for a pick up game of basketball contains 9 extra large jerseys, 6 large jerseys and 4 medium jerseys. if you are first to the box and grab 2 jerseys what is the probability that you randomly grab 2 large jerseys? express your answer as a fraction

Answer 1

The probability of grabbing a large jersey the first time is:

`(6)/(6+9+4)=(6)/(19)\text{.}`

Now, the probability of grabbing another large jersey is:

`(5)/(5+9+4)=(5)/(18)\text{.}`

Therefore, the probability of grabbing 2 large jerseys is:

`(6)/(19)\cdot(5)/(18)=(30)/(342)=(5)/(57)\text{.}`

Answer:

`(5)/(57)\text{.}`