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Find the probability of 52 Mondays in a leap year |
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Answer» 1 year = 365 daysA leap year has 366 daysA year has 52 weeks. Hence there will be 52 Mondays for sure.52 weeks = 52 x 7 = 364 days366 – 364 =2 daysIn a leap year there will be 52 Mondays and 2 days will be left.These 2 days can be:Sunday, MondayMonday, TuesdayTuesday, WednesdayWednesday, ThursdayThursday, FridayFriday, SaturdaySaturday, SundayOf these total 7 outcomes, the favourable outcomes are 2.Hence the probability of getting 53 Mondays in a leap year = 2/7. 1 |
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