Solution
To solve this problem, let's consider the possible movements of each ant. Each ant has two possible directions it can move along the edge of the triangle.
There are 2^3 = 8 possible combinations of movements for the three ants. However, not all of these movements will result in no collisions.
Let's examine the configurations where no ants collide:
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All ants move clockwise.
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All ants move counterclockwise.
These are the only two configurations where no ants collide, as any other combination will result in at least two ants colliding.
So out of the 8 possible combinations, only 2 result in no collisions.
Thus, the probability that none of the ants collide is 2/8 = 1/4.