If a football team won 20 games, drew 20 and lost 10 in its last 50 games, the probability of the team not losing the next game is 0.4.

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Probability of the team losing the next game = $\frac{10}{50}$ = 0.2
Probability of the team not losing = 1 – 0.2 = 0.8

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If a football team won 20 games, drew 20 and lost 10 in its last 50 games, the probability of the team not losing the next game is 0.4.

The correct option is B False Probability of the team losing the next game = 1050 = 0.2 Probability of the team not losing = 1 – 0.2 = 0.8

The correct option is B
False

Probability of the team losing the next game = $\frac{10}{50}$ = 0.2
Probability of the team not losing = 1 – 0.2 = 0.8