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From a well - shuffled deck of 52 cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card drawn is (i) red and a king (ii) either red or a king

Answer» Let S denote the sample space. Them, n(S) = 52.
(i) Let `E_(1) =` event of drawing a red card which is a king.
We know that the number of red kings is 2. So, `n(E_(1)) = 2.`
`therefore` P(getting a red king) `= P(E_(1)) = (n(E_(1)))/(n(S)) = 2/52 = 1/26.`
(ii) Let `E_(2) =` event of drawing a card which is either red or a king. There are 26 red cards (including 2 red kings) and there are 2 more kings.
`therefore n(E_(2)) = (26 + 2) = 28`
`therefore` P(getting a red card or a king) `= P(E_(2)) = (n(E_(2)))/(n(S)) = 28/52 = 7/13.`


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