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Two squares of sizé $$1\times1$$ are selected one after another from an $$8\times8$$ chessboard. The ‘probability that the two squares belong to different rows and different columns, is
First we'll select 1 square out of total 64 squares that means we can't select second square from that row and that column. Now we're left with 7 rows and 7 columns from which we can select another square.
Hence, total square left = 7 * 7 = 49 [From which we can select another square].
Probability to select first square = $$\frac{64C1}{64C1} = 1$$
Probability to select first square = $$\frac{49C1}{63C1} = \frac{49}{63}$$
Required probability = $$1 * \frac{49}{63}$$
$$= \frac{7}{9}$$
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