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2023 Individual #14

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April 26, 2023
2023 Individual

Problem Statement

Kylie randomly selects two vertices of a rectangle. What is the probability that the two chosen vertices are adjacent?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>13<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>12<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>23<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>56<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>1<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> \dfrac13\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> \dfrac12\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> \dfrac23\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> \dfrac56\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 1