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Jordan has <math>10</math> high top sneakers, and <math>6</math> white sneakers. We would want as many white high-top sneakers as possible, so we set <math>6</math> high-top sneakers to be white. Then, we have <math>4</math> high-top sneakers, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\dfrac{4}{15}}.</math>
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Jordan has <math>10</math> high top sneakers, and <math>6</math> white sneakers. We would want as many white high-top sneakers as possible, so we set <math>6</math> high-top sneakers to be white. Then, we have <math>10-6=4</math> red high-top sneakers, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\dfrac{4}{15}}.</math>

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Jordan has $10$ high top sneakers, and $6$ white sneakers. We would want as many white high-top sneakers as possible, so we set $6$ high-top sneakers to be white. Then, we have $10-6=4$ red high-top sneakers, so the answer is $\boxed{\dfrac{4}{15}}.$