SOLUTION: Given a box with individual mittens as follows: 2 purple 6 red 9 green what is the probability of randomly drawing a matched pair?

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Question 881441: Given a box with individual mittens as follows:
2 purple
6 red
9 green
what is the probability of randomly drawing a matched pair?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Purple pair
P%5Bp%5D=%282%2F17%29%281%2F16%29=1%2F136
Red+pair%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BP%5Br%5D=%286%2F17%29%285%2F16%29=15%2F136
Green pair
P%5Bg%5D=%289%2F17%29%288%2F16%29=36%2F136
So in total,
P=1%2F136%2B15%2F136%2B36%2F136
P=52%2F136
P=13%2F34