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2007 AMC 8 Problem 21

Two cards are dealt from a deck of four red cards labeled A, B, C, D and four green cards labeled A, B, C, D. A winning pair is two of the same color or two of the same letter. What is the probability of drawing a winning pair?

\textbf{(A)} \frac{2}{7} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \frac{3}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \frac{4}{7} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \frac{5}{8}


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