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Sam is holding two lengths of rope by their mid-points.
Pat chooses two of the loose ends at random and ties them together.

What is the probability that both pieces of rope are tied together?

 

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.