Two squares are chosen at random on a chessboard (see figure). The probability they have a side in common is:
(A)181✓ Correct
(B)71
(C)72
(D)91
Answer: (A)
Solution
A chessboard has 64 squares. Total ways to choose 2 squares = (264)=2016. To count adjacent pairs: each internal square has 4 neighbors, edge squares (non-corner) have 3, corner squares have 2. Number of adjacent pairs = 21(36×4+24×3+4×2)=21(144+72+8)=112. Probability = 2016112=181.
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