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Question
One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a spade
Solution
Total no. of possible outcomes = 52 (52 cards)
E ⟶ event of getting a spade
No. favourable outcomes = 13 {13 spades}
P(E), =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`
P(E) =13/52 =1/4
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