Question 375316


total no. of ways to select two ties from 17  = 17C2 =  136 


no. of ways when same color = 6C2 + 3C2 + 8C2 = 15 + 3 + 28 =  46 


probability of same color = 46/136 


now, probability of different color = 1 - 46/136 =  90/136 


required probability =  0.661