2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn at random from the remaining pack. What is the probability of getting a black card?

  (a) 22/52                       (b) 22/46                 (c) 24/52                 (d) 24/46

2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2024 Boards - Maths Standard

part 2 - Question 17 - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2024 Boards - Maths Standard - Solutions of Sample Papers for Class 10 Boards - Class 10
part 3 - Question 17 - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2024 Boards - Maths Standard - Solutions of Sample Papers for Class 10 Boards - Class 10

 
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Given that 2 cards of hearts and 4 cards of spades are missing from a pack of 52 cards Since 2 cards of hearts are missing Number of red cards in the pack = 26 – 2 = 24 Also, 4 cards of spades are missing Number of black cards in the pack = 26 – 4 = 22 Thus, Total number of cards = 24 + 22 = 46 Now, Probability of getting a black card from the pack = (𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙. 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡) = 𝟐𝟐/𝟒𝟔 So, the correct answer is (b)

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