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One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability that the card will

(i) be an ace,


(ii) not be an ace

There are 4 suits in a pack of 52 cards


13- Heart


13- Diamond


13- Spades


13- Clubs


Each suit has one ace, 1jack, 1king, 1queen


So total ace cards = 4


(i) The probability of getting an Ace =


(ii) There are 48 cards which are not ace


The probability of not getting an Ace =


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