Bob entered his sister into their town's Smelly Shoe Competition. Bob observed contestants of all ages proudly strutting around wearing different kinds of smelly shoes.\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|}\hline & Tennis shoes & High heels \\\hline Under 18 & 5 & 6 \\\hline 18 or older & 3 & 5 \\\hline\end{tabular}What is the probability that a randomly selected contestant is under 18 and is wearing high heels?Simplify any fractions.
Q. Bob entered his sister into their town's Smelly Shoe Competition. Bob observed contestants of all ages proudly strutting around wearing different kinds of smelly shoes.\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|}\hline & Tennis shoes & High heels \\\hline Under 18 & 5 & 6 \\\hline 18 or older & 3 & 5 \\\hline\end{tabular}What is the probability that a randomly selected contestant is under 18 and is wearing high heels?Simplify any fractions.
Calculate Total Under 18: Total number of contestants under 18 is the sum of those wearing tennis shoes and high heels, which is 5+6.Calculation: 5+6=11.
Calculate Total High Heels: Total number of contestants wearing high heels is the sum of those under 18 and 18 or older, which is 6+5.Calculation: 6+5=11.
Calculate Total Contestants: Total number of contestants is the sum of all contestants in both age groups and shoe types, which is 5+6+3+5.Calculation: 5+6+3+5=19.
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