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One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting an ace?

Concept Used:


Total number of cards in a deck = 52


Number of aces in a deck = 4



Explanation:


Total numbers of elementary events are 52


Let E be the event of getting an ace


The numbers of favourable events are: 4


P (an ace) = P (E) = 4/52 = 1/13


Hence, the probability of getting an ace when a card is drawn from a deck of cards is 1/13.


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