There are three black cats and six gray cats in a cage, and none of them want to be in there the cage door opens briefly and two cats escape. What is the probability that both escaped cats are gray?
1 Answer
Dec 28, 2017
Explanation:
#"total of 9 cats of which 6 are grey"#
#P("grey")=6/9=2/3#
#"there are now 8 cats of which 5 are grey"#
#P("grey")=5/8#
#rArrP("grey and grey")=2/3xx5/8=5/12#
