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Which of the Following Cannot Be the Probability of Occurence of an Event? - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

Which of the following cannot be the probability of occurence of an event?

विकल्प

  •  0.2

  •  0.4

  • 0.8

  • 1.6

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उत्तर

 4 options of probability of some events

TO FIND: Which of the given options cannot be the probability of an event?

We know that

 `0≤ p≤1`

As the probability of an event cannot be more than 1

Hence the correct answer is option 

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अध्याय 16: Probability - Exercise 16.4 [पृष्ठ ३६]

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आरडी शर्मा Mathematics [English] Class 10
अध्याय 16 Probability
Exercise 16.4 | Q 14 | पृष्ठ ३६

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