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If `p` is the probability that a man aged `x` will die in a year, then the probability that out of `n` men `A_1,A_2, A_n` each aged `x ,A_1` will die in an year and be the first to die is a.`1-(1-p)^n` b. `(1-p)^n` c. `1//n[1-(1-p)^n]` d. `1//n(1-p)^n`

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