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Wycombe Wanderers play a match of football. The probability that they win the match is 0.28 and the probability that they draw the match is 0.55. What is the probability that they lose the match?

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The probability that Wycombe Wanderers lose the match is 0.17, found by subtracting the combined probability of a win and draw (0.83) from 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the probability that Wycombe Wanderers lose the match, we can use the fact that the sum of the probabilities for all possible outcomes (win, draw, lose) must equal 1. We know the probability of a win is 0.28 and the probability of a draw is 0.55. Adding these probabilities together gives us the combined probability of Wycombe Wanderers not losing (either winning or drawing).

0.28 (win) + 0.55 (draw) = 0.83

Now, to find the probability of them losing, we subtract this sum from 1:

1 - 0.83 = 0.17

Therefore, the probability that they lose the match is 0.17, which means there is a 17% chance of a loss occurring.

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