SOLUTION: A box contains two white, two red, and two blue poker chips. Two chips are randomly chosen without replacement and their colors are noted. What is the probability of both chips be

Question 940805: A box contains two white, two red, and two blue poker chips. Two chips are randomly chosen without replacement and their colors are noted. What is the probability of both chips being the same color?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at all of the possible choices.
WW WR WB
RW RR RB
BW BR BB
Of the possible 9 outcomes, 3 of them are the same color, so,

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