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 `3//5` b. `1//5` c. `2//5` d. `4//5`

Options

A. `3//5`
B. `1//5`
C. `2//5`
D. `4//5`

Answer

C

Explanation

Out of 5 horses, only one is the wining horse. The probability that Mr. A selected that losing horse is `4//5xx3//4.` therfore, the required probability is
`1-4/5xx3/4=13/5=2/5`