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Question 34

A match box contains 40 sticks. If 15 of them are spoil, find the probability that a stick chosen at random is not spoilt?

  • A.⅗
  • B.⅜
  • C.⅝
  • D.⅖
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Exam body
BECE JHS
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2017
Question no.
#34
Type
Objective
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