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MCQ1 markYear: 2025EasyCBSE Class 10

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Question

In a cricket match, a batsman hits the boundary 7 times out of the 42 balls he plays. The probability of his *not* hitting a boundary is:

Solution

1

P(hitting boundary)

= \frac{7}{42} = \frac{1}{6}

. P(not hitting boundary)

= 1 - \frac{1}{6} = \frac{5}{6}

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