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Choose the correct alternative:
If a and b are chosen randomly from the set {1, 2, 3, 4} with replacement, then the probability of the real roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 is
Options
`3/16`
`5/16`
`7/16`
`11/16`
Solution
`7/16`
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