If the odds in favour of an event be $3 : 5$, then the probability of non-occurrence of the event is
If the odds in favour of an event be $3 : 5$, then the probability of non-occurrence of the event is
- A
$\frac{3}{5}$
- B
$\frac{5}{3}$
- C
$\frac{3}{8}$
- D
$\frac{5}{8}$
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