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Question
A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is ace and king.
Solution
Number of possible outcomes when card is drawn from pack of 52 cards = 52
n(S) = 52
A card cannot be both an ace as well as a king.
E = event of drawing an ace and a king = 0
n(E) = 0
Probability of drawing an ace and a king =
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