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Sixteen cards are labeled as a, b, c, ……………. m, n, o, p. They are put in a box and shuffled. A boy is asked to draw a card from the box. What is the probability that the card drawn is:
none of the letters of the word median
Topic: Probability
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Answer
Exam answer
Letters of MEDIAN are m, e, d, i, a, n: 6 distinct letters.
Cards containing none of these letters = 16 − 6 = 10.
Probability = 10/16 = 5/8.
Answer: 5/8.
Explanation
Use the complement of the six distinct letters appearing in MEDIAN.
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