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Challenge 126: Crossing Circles

What is the probability that the paths of these childern don't cross?

A large circle is marked out on a playing field and three children stand on its circumference, at randomly selected points.

In turn, each picks another point on the circumference at random, and walks in a straight line from where they are standing to their chosen point.

After all three children have walked across the circle, what is the probability that none of their paths have crossed?

What if there are four children? Or five?