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Mathematics — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability that it is either a ten or a king is
  1. (A) $\frac{1}{26}$
  2. (B) $\frac{2}{13}$
  3. (C) $\frac{1}{13}$
  4. (D) $\frac{8}{26}$
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Model Answer

(B) $\dfrac{2}{13}$

There are 4 tens and 4 kings in a deck, giving 8 favourable outcomes.
$$P(\text{ten or king}) = \frac{8}{52} = \frac{2}{13}$$

Source: Chapter 14, Section 14.1

Explanation

A standard deck has 13 cards per suit × 4 suits = 52 cards. There are exactly 4 tens and 4 kings (one of each suit), so 8 favourable outcomes in total. Simplify 8/52 by dividing by 4 to get 2/13. Option (D) shows 8/26 which is not fully simplified and is not a standard answer choice.

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