A bag contains 5 green balls and 3 blue balls. 2 balls picked at random. Find the probability that 2 are green or 2 are blue

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A bag contains 5 green balls and 3 blue balls.
2 balls picked at random. Find the probability that 2 are
green or 2 are blue

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