Chess Game

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In a chess game, the white pieces move first. Find the probability that the first move is a pawn move.

1/2 4/5 1 1/8

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. P = 8/10 = 4/5

the possible first moves are the 8 pawns and 2 knights

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I suppose to be precise, there are two options for each pawn and two options for each knight, but in the end the desired probability is 16 / 20 = 4 / 5 16/20 = 4/5 just as you have posted.

Brian Charlesworth - 4 years, 5 months ago

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