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Published on: August 14, 2026
The chance of an event happening is the square of the chance of a second event but the odds against the first are the cube of the odds against the second. The chances of the events are
A
B
C
D
None of these
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Let 
be the chances of happenig of the first and second event respectively, then according to the given conditions, we have
and 
and so 
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