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Question
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that card drawn is a black card
Solution
E⟶ event of getting a black card.
No. of favourable outcomes = 26 {13 cards of spades & 13 cards of clubs}
We know that, P(E) =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`
P(E) =26/52 =1/2
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