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Question 1120691: A student and a professor each choose a number between 1 and 15 (1 and 15 are both possible choices). What is the probability that the two choose the same number?
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A student and a professor each choose a number between 1 and 15 (1 and 15 are both possible choices). What is the probability that the two choose the same number?
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If you mean integers from 1 to 15, it's 1/15
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If you mean any number from 1 to 15, it's 1/infinity = zero.