272.Three Balls on a Grid
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Three balls are placed in three distinct cells chosen uniformly at random from a 4x4 grid. You win if at least two balls share a row or share a column. What is the probability of winning?
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Count the losing arrangements instead: all three in different rows and different columns.
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