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Mathematics — Standard (041) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § Chapter Opening and Epigraph
A box contains cards numbered 6 to 55. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square, is
  1. (A) $\frac{7}{50}$
  2. (B) $\frac{7}{55}$
  3. (C) $\frac{1}{10}$
  4. (D) $\frac{5}{49}$
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Model Answer

(A) $\dfrac{7}{50}$

Total cards = 55 – 6 + 1 = 50. Perfect squares between 6 and 55: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49 = 5 numbers... wait — also check: $\sqrt{9}=3$, $\sqrt{16}=4$, $\sqrt{25}=5$, $\sqrt{36}=6$, $\sqrt{49}=7$ → 5 values. Hmm, but option (A) has 7 in numerator.

Re-check: cards numbered 6 to 55, perfect squares are 9, 16, 25, 36, 49 — that is 5 cards. None of the options match $\dfrac{5}{50}=\dfrac{1}{10}$... Option (C) $\dfrac{1}{10}$ = $\dfrac{5}{50}$.

Answer: (C) $\dfrac{1}{10}$

Total outcomes = 50; Perfect squares from 6–55: 9, 16, 25, 36, 49 → 5 favourable outcomes.

$$P = \frac{5}{50} = \frac{1}{10}$$

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