A bag contains 11 red chips and 12 blue chips. Two chips are selected randomly without replacement from the bag. What is the pro

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bability that the two chips are the same color? Round your answer to three decimal places as needed.

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Elena-2011 [213] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-06T18:37:18+03:00

Answer:

11/23 or 0.478

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Find the probability of selecting 2 red chips:

11/23 * 10/22 = 5/23

2. Find the probability of selecting 2 blue chips:

12/23 * 11/22 = 6/23

3. Add the two probabilities:

5/23 + 6/23 = 11/23 = 0.478 (rounded to 3 decimal places)

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