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AMC 8 2008 Problem 19

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Eight points are spaced around at intervals of one unit around a 2×22 \times 2 square, as shown. Two of the 88 points are chosen at random. What is the probability that the two points are one unit apart?

(A) 14(B) 27(C) 411(D) 12(E) 47\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{7} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{4}{11} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{2} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{4}{7}

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\frac{2}{7}

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