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Five horses are in a race. Mr. A selects two of the horses at random and bets on them. If the probability that Mr . A selected the winning horse is $\frac{P}{5}$ then the value of $P$ is

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Out of 5 horses only one is the winning horse. The probability that Mr. A selected the loss horse $- \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{4}$

$∴ The probability that Mr. A selected the winning horse = 1 - \frac{4}{5} \cdot \frac{3}{4} = \frac{2}{5}$

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