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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 14. probability

A board has 16 squares as shown in the figure:

Out of these 16 squares, two squares are chosen at random. The probability that they have no side in common is :

  1. A 7/10
  2. B 4/5
  3. C 23/30
  4. D 3/5
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(B) 4/5

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\begin{aligned} & \text { Total }={ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_2 \\ & \text { Required ways }=\text { Total }- \text { (adjacent square) } \\ & ={ }^{16} \mathrm{C}_2- \\ & \text { [3 pair in vertical \& horizontal for } \\ & \text { each row and column] } \\ & ={ }^{16} C_2-[3 \times…

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