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Find the probability that in a leap year there will be 53 Tuesdays. |
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Answer» In a leap year, on 29th February, no. of days possible=7So probability=1/7 A leap year has 366 days or 52 weeks and 2 days. 2 days can be (Sunday,Monday) (Monday,Tuesday) (Tuesday ,Wednesday) (Wednesday,Thursday) (Thursday,Friday) (Friday,Saturday) (Saturday,Sunday)there are 7 possibilities out of which 2 have a Sunday. So the probability of 53 Sundays is2/7 |
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