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A point is chosen randomly on PS. Identify the probability that the point is not on QR.

A point is chosen randomly on PS. Identify the probability that the point is not on-example-1
User BoCyrill
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PS has length 3 + 13 + 8 = 24. QR has length 13, so the probability that the point falls on QR is
(13)/(24), and so the probability that it doesn't is
1-(13)/(24)=(11)/(24).

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