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Five horses are in a race. Mr. A selects two of the horses at random and bets on them. The probability that Mr. A selected the winning horse is

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Correct option is C

Out of 5 horses, only one is the wining horse. The probability that Mr. A selected that losing horse is 4/5 x 3/4. Therefore, the required probability is 1−45×34=1−35=25


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