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= Solution

There are $\binom72=21$ equally likely unordered pairs, and $3\cdot4=12$ contain one ball of each colour. Thus the <hypergeometric distribution> gives
$$
\boxed{\mathbb P(\text{different colours})=\frac{12}{21}=\frac47.}
$$

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