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Q.Five cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that:

(i) all the five cards are spades.
(ii) none is spade.
Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2025Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Drawing with replacement means each draw is an independent trial with P(spade)=1352=14P(\text{spade})=\dfrac{13}{52}=\dfrac14.

Each of the 5 draws is independent (since drawn with replacement), P(spade)=1352=14P(\text{spade})=\dfrac{13}{52}=\dfrac14, P(not spade)=34P(\text{not spade})=\dfrac34.

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