A bag contains 8 red chips and 12 blue chips. Two chips are selected randomly without replacement from the bag. What is the probability that the two chips are NOT the same​ color? A. 0.4947   B. 0.1474   C. 0.2526   D. 0.5053   E. 0.5474

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A bag contains 8 red chips and 12 blue chips. Two chips are selected randomly without replacement from the bag. What is the probability that the two chips are NOT the same​ color?
A.
0.4947
 
B.
0.1474
 
C.
0.2526
 
D.
0.5053
 
E.
0.5474
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