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6 tiles are placed in a row. What is the probability that no two adjacent tiles have the same letter on them?
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Problem



3 tiles with the letter X on them and 3 tiles with the letter O on them are placed in a row. The order is chosen at random. What is the probability that no two adjacent tiles have the same letter on them?

This problem is adapted from the World Mathematics Championships