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A stick is broken randomly into two pieces. The larger piece is then broken randomly into two pieces. What is the probability of the pieces being able to form a triangle

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Answer:

25%

Explanation:

Piece 1 = x + y > 1 - x - y

Piece 2 = x + (1 - x - y) > y

Piece 3 = y + (1 - x - y > x

Not going to lie, I had to look up how to calculate the probability of this lol

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