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A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting

(i) a red king


(ii) a queen or a jack

Total number of Cards in a pack = 52


Total Number of kings = 4


Number of red kings = 2


(i) Probability of getting a red king = Number of red kings/Cards in a pack


=2/52 = 1/26


(ii) Probability of getting a queen or a jack


= Probability of getting a queen + Probability of getting a jack



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