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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

If 3 squares are chosen at random from the 64 squares of a chess board, then the probability that all of them lie along the same diagonal line is

  1. A \(\frac{21}{764}\)
  2. B \(\frac{14}{745}\)
  3. C \(\frac{7}{744}\)
  4. D \(\frac{7}{736}\)
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(C) \(\frac{7}{744}\)

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\(\text{Total ways to choose 3 squares} = \binom{64}{3} = \frac{64 \times 63 \times 62}{3 \times 2 \times 1} = 41664\)…