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A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins , fifty Rs 1 coins twenty Rs 2 coins and ten Rs 5 coins . If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is trued upside down, what is the probability that the coin (i) will be a 50 p coin ? (ii) will bot be a Rs 5 coin ?

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OSWAAL PUBLICATION-PROBABILITY -TEXTBOOK CORNER (EXERCISE 14.1)
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