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A coin is flipped to decide which team starts the game. What is the probability that your team will start ?

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Solution

A coin has two possible outcomes, Head or Tail.
Probability of getting Head or Tail is equal, so as the probality of a team starting the game
$∴$ P ( Starting game ) $= \frac{1}{2}$

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