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Two small squares on a chess board are chosen at random. Probability that they have a common side is

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13
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19
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118
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C 118
There are 64 small squares on a chess board.

Total number of ways to choose two squares =64C2=32×63
For favorable ways we must choose two consecutive small squares for any row or any column
number of favorable ways =(7×8)2
Required probability =7×8×232×63=118

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