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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

`(4)/(5)`

B

`(3)/(5)`

C

`(1)/(5)`

D

`(2)/(5)`

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D
The probability that Mr. A selected the loosing horse
`=(4)/(5)xx(3)/(4)=(3)/(5)`
The probability that Mr. A selected the winning horce `=1-(3)/(5)=(2)/(5)`
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