Gujarati
14.Probability
easy

The probability that the three cards drawn from a pack of $52$ cards are all red is

A

$\frac{1}{{17}}$

B

$\frac{3}{{19}}$

C

$\frac{2}{{19}}$

D

$\frac{2}{{17}}$

Solution

(d) $3$ cards are drawn out of $26$ red cards (favourable)

$ = \frac{{{}^{26}{C_3}}}{{{}^{52}{C_3}}} = \frac{{26\,\,!}}{{3\,\,!\,\,23\,\,!}} \times \frac{{3\,\,!\,\,49\,\,!}}{{52\,\,!}} = \frac{2}{{17}}.$

Standard 11
Mathematics

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