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Question
In a school only, 3 out of 5 students can participate in a competition. What is the probability of the students who do not make it to the competition?
Options
0.65
0.4
0.45
0.6
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Solution
0.4
Explanation:
Given, 3 out of 5 students can participate in a competition, i.e. 2 out of 5 students cannot participate in a competition.
Hence, probability of students who do not make it to competition `2/5` = 0.4
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