A bag contains 5 yellow and 4 brown pencils. If two pencils are drawn,
what is the probability that the pencils are of the di

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1. Solution –

   Number of yellow pencils = 5

   Number of brown pencils = 4

   Probability of picking 2 yellow

   pencils = 2/9

   Probability of picking 2 brown pencils = 2/9

   Probability of picking 2 pencils of same colour = 2/9 + 2/9

   = 4/9

   Answer.

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