document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196822>Question 1196822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 9 people on a basketball team. The probability that you and your two best friends get to stand together in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the team picture is: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is an extremely poorly worded question....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is nothing that says you and your two best friends are on the team; if not, the probability that you get to stand together in the team picture is 0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And there is nothing that says the 9 team members are in a single line in the team picture.  A team picture of a team with 9 members will often (usually?) have the members in two lines, one behind the other.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that the team picture is with the 9 team members in one line, and that you and your two best friends are all on the team, then go with the response from the other tutor....<br><BR>\n" );
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