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Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ? (A) 2 3 (B) -1.5 (C) 15% (D) 0.7. Select the correct answer from above options

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Answer is (B) This cannot be the probability of an event because possibility of event should not be less than 0 and more than 1. Hence -1.5 is lesser than 0.

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