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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`

A

`3//5`

B

`1//5`

C

`2//5`

D

`4//5`

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The correct Answer is:
C
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`
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