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Choose the correct alternative:
There are three events A, B and C of which one and only one can happen. If the odds are 7 to 4 against A and 5 to 3 against B, then odds against C is
Options
23 : 65
65 : 23
23 : 88
88 : 23
Solution
65 : 23
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