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Four distinct points, <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, and <math>D</math>, are to be selected from <math>1996</math> points  
 
Four distinct points, <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, and <math>D</math>, are to be selected from <math>1996</math> points  

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Problem

Four distinct points, $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$, are to be selected from $1996$ points evenly spaced around a circle. All quadruples are equally likely to be chosen. What is the probability that the chord $AB$ intersects the chord $CD$?

$\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{2}{3}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{3}{4}$

See also

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