Q23 of 52 Page 1

Red kings and black aces are removed from a pack of 52 cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn from it. Find the probability that the drawn cards is

(i) a black face card (ii) a red card

Total nos. of cards = 52


Cards removed = 2 + 2 = 4


Remaining cards = 52 – 4 = 48


(i) Probability of getting a black face card


= 6/48 = 1/8


(ii) Probability of getting a red card =


= 24/48 = 1/2


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