Question

The numbers 1,2,…,17 are divided into 5 disjoint sets. One set has 5 elements, one set has 4 elements, two sets have 3 elements and the last set contains the 2 remaining elements. Two players each choose a number from 1 to 17 at random. The probability they choose numbers from the same set can be expressed as ab, where a and b are coprime positive integers. What is the value of a+b?

Answer 1

probability is from 0 to 1.
No way it can be expressed as the product of integers.

Answer 2

.76

Answer 3

you son of a prostitute the answer is wrong

Answer 4

51