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Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards.what is the probability that either both are black or both are queen?

Correct Answer: 55/221

Explanation:

We have n(s) = 52 C 2 52 = 52*51/2*1= 1326. 


Let A = event of getting both black cards 


     B = event of getting both queens 


A∩B = event of getting queen of black cards 


n(A) = 52 * 51 2 * 1  =  26 C 2  = 325, n(B)= 26 * 25 2 * 1 = 4*3/2*1= 6  and  n(A∩B) =  4 C 2  = 1 


P(A) = n(A)/n(S) = 325/1326;


P(B) = n(B)/n(S) = 6/1326 and 


P(A∩B) = n(A∩B)/n(S) = 1/1326 


P(A∪B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A∩B) = (325+6-1) / 1326 = 330/1326 = 55/221


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