An urn contains 266 slips of paper. Each slip bears a number from 1 to 38. Each number appears on 7 different slips. A child selects two slips of paper at random and without replacement. Find the probability that the drawn slips have the same number. Write your answer as a reduced fraction. Question Help: Message instructor D Post to forum Submit Question

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An urn contains 266 slips of paper. Each slip bears a number from 1 to 38.
Each number appears on 7 different slips.
A child selects two slips of paper at random and without replacement.
Find the probability that the drawn slips have the same number. Write your
answer as a reduced fraction.
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