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Question
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that card drawn is the seven of clubs
Solution
E⟶ event of getting 7 of clubs.
No. of favourable outcomes = 1 {7 of clubs}
We know that, P(E) =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`
P(E) =1/52
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