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Assertion (A) : A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a red-face card is 326\dfrac{3}{26}.

Reason (R) : Probability of an event = Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes\dfrac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}

  1. A is true, R is false.

  2. A is false, R is true.

  3. Both A and R are true.

  4. Both A and R are false.

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Answer

In a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards,

There are 6 red-faced cards : 3 of diamond and 3 of hearts.

P(getting a red-face card) = Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=652=326\dfrac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} = \dfrac{6}{52} = \dfrac{3}{26}.

∴ Assertion (A) is true.

Also,

By formula,

Probability of an event = Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes\dfrac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}.

∴ Reason (R) is true.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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