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In a dark room, there are 2 pairs of blue stockings and 3 pairs of yellow stockings. If John walks into the room and picks...

In a dark room, there are 2 pairs of blue stockings and 3 pairs of yellow stockings. If John walks into the room and picks two pair of socks, one at a time, what is the probability that picks socks of different colors?

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