Ponderosa Paint and Glass carries three brands of paint. A customer wants to buy another gallon of paint to match paint she purchased at the store previously. She can't recall the brand name and does not wish to return home to find the old can of paint. So she selects two of the three brands of paint at random and buys them. What is the probability that she matched the paint brand?
A) 3/2
B) 2/3
C) 1/9
D) 3/4

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The probability of selecting the correct brand of paint is 2/3 because the customer selects 2 out of the 3 brands, ensuring she gets the right one among her choices.

Ponderosa Paint and Glass Carries Three Brands of Paint