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2024 Fermat Problem 10
In a photograph, Aristotle, David, Flora, Munirah, and Pedro are seated in a random order in a row of 5 chairs. If David is seated in the middle of the row, what is the probability that Pedro is seated beside him?
\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{5}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{2}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{5}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3}{5}
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