Thirty two players ranked 1 to 32 are playing is a knockout tournament. Assume that in every match between any two players, the better ranked player w

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Thirty two players ranked 1 to 32 are playing is a knockout tournament. Assume that in every match between any two players, the better ranked player wins the probability that ranked 1 and ranked 2 players are winner and runner up, respectively, is `16//31` b. `1//2` c. `17//31` d. none of these
A. `16//31`
B. `1//2`
C. `17//31`
D. None of these


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For ranked 1 and 2 players to be winners and runners up respectively, they should not be paired with each other in any round. Therefore, the required probability is `30//31xx14//15`

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