Abox contains 4 red chips and 2 blue chips. if two chips are selected at random without replacement, what is the probability that the chips are different colors

Step-by-step explanation:

A box contains 4 red chips and 2 blue chips

total 4+2= 6 chips

the chips are different colors. we need to select 1 chip from red and 1 chip from blue

we can select 1 red chip from 4 red chips in 4C1 ways

we can select 1 blue chip from 2 blue chips in 2C1 ways

select 2 chips from 6 chips in 6C2 ways

probability that the chips are different colors