All the red face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and then a…

CBSE Class 10 Maths PYQ · Probability · Playing Cards · 2 Marks · March 2026 · Basic

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All the red face cards are removed from a pack of $52$ playing cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting a :
(i) red card
(ii) a king or queen
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Solution:
Total number of cards = $52 - 6 = 46$
(i) P (a red card) = $\frac{20}{46}$ or $\frac{10}{23}$ (1 Mark)
(ii) P (a king or queen) = $\frac{4}{46}$ or $\frac{2}{23}$ (1 Mark)
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