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2023 AMC 10A Question 25

AMC10 · 2023 AMC 10A

Question 25

If $A$ and $B$ are vertices of a polyhedron, define the distance $d(A, B)$ to be the minimum number of edges of the polyhedron one must traverse in order to connect $A$ and $B.$ For example, if $AB$ is an edge of the polyhedron, then $d(A, B) = 1,$ but if $AC$ and $CB$ are edges and $AB$ is not an edge, then $d(A, B) = 2.$ Let $Q,$ $R,$ and $S$ be randomly chosen distinct vertices of a regular icosahedron (a regular polyhedron made up of $20$ equilateral triangles). What is the probability that $d(Q, R) \gt d(R, S)?$
  1. $\dfrac{7}{22}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac{3}{8}$
  4. $\dfrac{5}{12}$
  5. $\dfrac{1}{2}$