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Out of 48 cricket matches between India and England, India won toss 12 times. Find probability of India winning the toss.

  1. $\dfrac {1}{4}$
  2. $\dfrac {1}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac {1}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac {3}{2}$
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Explanation

The probability of India winning the toss is the number of successful outcomes divided by the total number of matches. This is 12 / 48, which simplifies to 1/4.

AI explanation

By applying the empirical probability formula, the probability of an event is the number of times the event occurred divided by the total number of trials. The total number of matches is 48, and India won the toss 12 times. Therefore, the probability of India winning the toss is 12 divided by 48, which simplifies to 1 divided by 4.

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