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Assertion (A) : Out of the given values: 1.50.5\dfrac{1.5}{0.5}, 1.1, 101% and -0.1, when asked which of them can be the probability of an event, a student answered -0.1.

Reason (R) : The probability of an event always lies between 0 and 1, both inclusive.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation for A.

  2. Both A and R are correct, and R is not the correct explanation for A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.

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Answer

We know that,

The probability of an event always lies between 0 and 1, both inclusive.

∴ Reason (R) is true.

-0.1 cannot be the probability of an event as, probability cannot be negative.

∴ Assertion (A) is false.

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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