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AMC 8 2018 Problem 23

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From a regular octagon, a triangle is formed by connecting three randomly chosen vertices of the octagon. What is the probability that at least one of the sides of the triangle is also a side of the octagon?

(A) 27(B) 542(C) 1114(D) 57(E) 67\textbf{(A) } \frac{2}{7} \textbf{(B) } \frac{5}{42} \textbf{(C) } \frac{11}{14} \textbf{(D) } \frac{5}{7} \textbf{(E) } \frac{6}{7}

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\frac{5}{7}

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