10th Class Mathematics Probability Question Bank Probability

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    Out of a pack of 52 cards, one card is lost; from the remainder of the pack, two cards are drawn and are found to be spades. Find the chance that the missing card is a spade.

    A)  \[\frac{11}{50}\]                      

    B)  \[\frac{11}{49}\]

    C)  \[\frac{10}{49}\]                                  

    D)  \[\frac{10}{50}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    (a): This problem has to be treated as if we are selecting the third card out of the 50 remaining cards, 11 of these are spades. Hence, Prob.\[=\frac{11}{50}\]  


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