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In a cricket match, a batsman hits a boundary `8 ` times out of `40 ` balls he plays. Find the probability that he didn’t hit a boundary.

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The number of times the batsman hits the boundary is `8 `.
The total number of balls is `40`.
The probability of not hitting the boundary is `1-P(A)`
`=1-8/40`
`=1/5`
`:.`The probability of not hitting the boundary is `1/5`.
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