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Question
2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn at random from the remaining pack. What is the probability of getting a black card?
Options
`22/52`
`22/46`
`24/52`
`24/46`
Solution
`bb(22/46)`
Explanation:
P = `"Favourable outcomes"/"Total outcomes"`
= `(26 - 4)/(52 - 6)`
= `22/46`
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