Chapter 11 Probability
Round Robin
Twelve schools have been invited to send their best badminton player to a “round robin” tournament. In the tournament, each player must play every other player once. What is the probability that the player from Lakeside School will play a game against the player from Forest View School in either the first or the last round?
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