Two players,Sangeeta and Reshma,play a tennis match. It is known that the probability of Sangeeta winning the match is $0.62$. What is the probability of Reshma winning the match?

  • A
    $0.10$
  • B
    $0.62$
  • C
    $0.38$
  • D
    $0.86$

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