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Question
In a football match, a goalkeeper of a team can stop the goal, 32 times out of 40 attempts tried by a team. Find the probability that the opponent team can convert the attempt into a goal
Solution
Sample space n(S) = 40
Opponent team trying to attempt the goal = 40 – 32 = 8
Let E be the event of getting opponent team convert the attempt into a goal
n(E) = 8
P(E) = `("n"("E"))/("n"("S"))`
= `8/40`
= `1/5`
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