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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 3 b. 1 / 5 1 c. 2 / 5 2 d. 4 / 5 4 A. 2 5 2 B. 4 5 4 C. 3 5 3 D. 1 5 1 Select the correct answer from above options

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Correct Answer - A We have, Required probability =- Probability that none of the selected horse is a winning horse = 1 − ( 4 5 × 3 4 ) = 1 − 3 5 = 2 5 =

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