Ants on a triangle
Three ants sit on the corners of a triangle. Each independently picks a direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) uniformly at random and walks along an edge. What is the probability that none of them collide?
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- When is there NO collision?
- Count the favorable direction combinations out of 8.
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0.25
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