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Question
One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability that the card is drawn is An ace.
Solution
n(S) = 52
Event = [ an ace ]
n(E) = 4
P(E) = ?
∴ P(E) = `"n(E)"/"n(S)" = 4/52 = 1/13`.
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