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Question
Which of the following cannot be the probability of occurence of an event?
Options
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.6
Solution
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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