Three letters are randomly selected from the 26 capital letters of the English alphabet. -Maths 9th

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(d) \(rac{36}{1001}\)Required probability = \(rac{P( ext{2 blue balls}) imes{P}( ext{2 red balls})}{P( ext{4 balls out of 14 balls})}\) + \(rac{P( ext{2 green balls}) imes{P}( ext{2 black balls})}{P( ext{4 out of 14 balls})}\)

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