As the captain of Indian cricket team, if Sachin Tendulkar is assumed to have observed the rule of calling ‘head’ every time the toss was made during the five matches of the one-day series, then what is the probability of winning the toss by India in all five matches?
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As the captain of Indian cricket team, if Sachin Tendulkar is assumed to have observed the rule of calling ‘head’ every time the toss was made during the five matches of the one-day series, then what is the probability of winning the toss by India in all five matches? (A) 1/2 (B) 1/5 (C) (1/2)⁵ (D) (1/5)²
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