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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 16 Aug 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 5: Ten friends are seated randomly around a circular table. …

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Ten friends are seated randomly around a circular table. Two particular friends, Rahul and Priya, wish to sit next to each other. Find the probability that Rahul and Priya are seated adjacent to each other. Enter your answer correct to two decimal places.

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Question 5 of 13 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Aug 2026, in the May 2026 term (Statistics1 14 Aug 26). It carries 2 marks.

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