Edge cube is colored

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If I have a 3x3x3 cube and color it. Then I break it apart into 1x1x1 cubes. If I pick up a cube and see that it has color, what is the probability that it's edge cube.

My attempt:

Out of 27 1x1x1 cubes, 26 have color. Then there are 8 edge cubes on the top, 8 on the bottom and then 4 at the side. So the answer should be 20/26. Can someone confirm?

EDIT:

If consider edge cubes different from corner cubes, then it should be 12/26.