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Q.One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, if each outcome is equally likely, calculate the probability that card will be:

(i) a diamond
(ii) not an ace
(iii) not a black card.
Himachal HpboseHPBOSE Himachal Pradesh Class 11 Board Exam 2026Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Using P(E)=favourable outcomes52P(E)=\dfrac{\text{favourable outcomes}}{52} for each event gives 14\dfrac14, 1213\dfrac{12}{13}, and 12\dfrac12 respectively.

A standard deck has 5252 cards, 1313 of each suit (diamonds, hearts, clubs, spades), 44 aces, and 2626 black cards (clubs+spades) and 2626 red cards (diamonds+hearts).

(i) P(diamond)P(\text{diamond}): There are 1313 diamonds, so P=1352=14P = \dfrac{13}{52} = \dfrac14.

(ii) P(not an ace)P(\text{not an ace}): There are 44 aces, so P(ace)=452=113P(\text{ace})=\dfrac{4}{52}=\dfrac{1}{13}, and P(not an ace)=1−113=1213P(\text{not an ace}) = 1-\dfrac1{13} = \dfrac{12}{13}.

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