There Are Six Colors in a Bag of M&M's (Red

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There are six colors in a bag of M&M's (red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and brown). According to the company's website, the probability of picking a yellow one is 0.14, the probability of picking a green one is 0.14, the probability of picking an orange one is 0.20, and the probability of picking a blue one is 0.24. If the probability of picking a red M&M is equal to the probability of picking a brown one, then what is the probability of picking a brown M&M?

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