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Question: 8 equally strong players (A<sub>1</sub>, A<sub>2</sub> .........A<sub>8</sub>) participate in a knoc...

8 equally strong players (A1, A2 .........A8) participate in a knockout chess tournament. They are drawn in pairs at random in each round. What is the probability that A3 wins the tournament is

A

¼

B

1/8

C

7/8

D

¾

Answer

1/8

Explanation

Solution

Required probability = 18\frac { 1 } { 8 }