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A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and these are equally likely outcomes. What is the probability that it will point at
8 ?

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The correct Answer is:
(i) `1/8`
(ii) `1/2`
(iii) `3/4`
(iv) 1
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