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In a football match, a goalkeeper of a team can stop the goal, 32 times out of 40 attempts tried by a team. Find the probability that the opponent team can convert the attempt into a goal .

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Total no. of attempts n(S) = 40
Total no. of attempts by A team n(A) = 32
Total no. of attempts by the opponent team B = n(B) = 40 - 32 = 8
`P(B) = (n(B))/(n(S)) = (cancel(8))/(underset(5)cancel(40))=(1)/(5)`
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