Lloyd buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 5 peanut butter cookies, 5 sugar cookies and 4 oatmeal cookies. What is the probability that Lloyd reaches in the bag and randomly selects 2 oatmeal cookies from the bag? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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Lloyd buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 5 peanut butter cookies, 5 sugar cookies and 4 oatmeal cookies.

What is the probability that Lloyd reaches in the bag and randomly selects 2 oatmeal cookies from the bag? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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