Question

There are 5 brown horses and 4 tan horses in a barn. Sonia will randomly select two horses to ride with her friend. What is the probability that

the first horse selected is tan and the second horse selected is brown?
20/81

5/18

2/9

1/20

Answer 1

5/18

Explanation:

The total number of horses present is 9

The probability that the first selected horse is tan is 4/9

So , now for the second choice , we are left with 8 total horses of which 5 is brown

The probability is 5/8

So the joint probability is the product of this two

That will be;

5/8 * 4/9 = 5/18