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Question
Playing cards from a pack of cards the following cards are kept face down:
Suhail wins if he picks up a face card. Find the probability of Suhail winning?
Solution
No. of face cards = 1
⇒ No. of favourable outcomes = 1
Total no. of cards = 7
⇒ No. of outcomes = 7
Probability of Sunil winning = `"No. of favourable outcomes"/"No. of outcomes"`
⇒ Probability of Sunil winning = `1/7`
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