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A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. The probability of drawing an ace is
A4/13
B1/52
C1/13
D1/4
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 1/13
1. Deck has 52 cards total.
2. Number of aces = 4 (one per suit).
3. P(ace) = 4/52 = 1/13.
4. So the probability is 1/13.
_Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 15 'Probability', p.7_
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