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A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is ______.

Options

  • `3/26`

  • `3/13`

  • `2/13`

  • `1/2`

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Solution

A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is `underlinebb(3/26)`.

Explanation:

In a deck of 52 cards, there are 12 face cards i.e., 6 red and 6 black cards.

So, probability of getting a red face card = `6/52 = 3/26`

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Chapter 13: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 13.1 [Page 160]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 13 Statistics and Probability
Exercise 13.1 | Q 18 | Page 160

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