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2002 AMC 12A Problem 16

Tina randomly selects two distinct numbers from the set \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}, and Sergio randomly selects a number from the set \{1, 2, \ldots, 10\}. What is the probability that Sergio's number is larger than the sum of the two numbers chosen by Tina?

\text{(A)}\ 2/5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9/20 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1/2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 11/20 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 24/25


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