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Five cards, the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random. What is the probability that the card is the queen? - Mathematics

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Five cards, the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random. What is the probability that the card is the queen?

 

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Solution

Total number of cards = 5

total number of possibilities outcome = 5

Total number of queens = 1

`"Number of favourable outcomes"/"Total number of possible outcomes" = 1/5`

P (getting a queen) = `1/5`

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Chapter 15: Probability - Exercise 15.1 [Page 309]

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NCERT Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 15 Probability
Exercise 15.1 | Q 15.1 | Page 309
RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 16 Probability
Exercise 16.1 | Q 19.1 | Page 21
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