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In a given race, the odds in favour of horses A, B, C,D are `1 : 3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:6` respectively. The probability that horse C wins the race is

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In a given race, the odds in favour of horses A, B, C,D are 1 : 3 , 1 : 4 , 1 : 5 , 1 : 6 1 respectively. The probability that horse C wins the race is Select the correct answer from above options

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P ( A ) = 1 3 P P ( B ) = 1 4 P P ( C ) = 1 5 P P ( D ) = 1 6 P A,B,C,D mutually exclusive events P ( A ∪ B ∪ C ∪ D ) = P ( A ) + P ( B ) + P ( C ) + P ( D ) P = 1 3 + 1 4 + 1 5 + 1 6 = .

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