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What is the probability that a leap year has 52 Mondays?

Total numbers of elementary events are: 7

Let E be the event of having exactly 52 Mondays


Note- a leap year has 366 days or 52 weeks and 2 day. Two days could be any days amongst Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.


Favorable outcomes are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,


Number of favorable outcome is = 5


P (52 Mondays) = P (E) = 5/7

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