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AMC 12 2003a Problem 22

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Objects AA and BB move simultaneously in the coordinate plane via a sequence of steps, each of length one. Object AA starts at (0,0)(0,0) and each of its steps is either right or up, both equally likely. Object BB starts at (5,7)(5,7) and each of its steps is either to the left or down, both equally likely. Which of the following is closest to the probability that the objects meet?

(A) 0.10(B) 0.15(C) 0.20(D) 0.25(E) 0.30\mathrm{(A)} \ 0.10 \mathrm{(B)} \ 0.15 \mathrm{(C)} \ 0.20 \mathrm{(D)} \ 0.25 \mathrm{(E)} \ 0.30

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