For this problem, assume the box contains 5 mango balls, 4 aqua balls, and 7 gold balls, and that we choose two balls at random from the box. What is the probability of neither being mango given that neither is aqua?

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 For this problem, assume the box contains 5 mango balls, 4 aqua balls, and 7 gold balls, and that we choose two balls at random from the box.

What is the probability of neither being mango given that neither is aqua?

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Let A be the event that the chosen balls are not mango balls.

Let B be the event that the chosen balls are not aqua balls.

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