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A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that card drawn is a ten

Solution

E⟶ event of getting a ten.

No. of favourable outcomes = 4 {10 of spades, clubs, diamonds & hearts}

We know that, P(E) =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`

P(E) =4/52 =1/13

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Chapter 16: Probability - Exercise 16.1 [Page 20]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 16 Probability
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