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easyMCQUPTET Paper 2 (Maths & Science)2018Mathematics and Science
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In a leap year, the probability of getting Sundays is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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1. A leap year contains exactly days.2. Convert the days into weeks:

The 52 full weeks guarantee exactly 52 Sundays. To get 53 Sundays, one of the 2 remaining days must be a Sunday.The 2 remaining consecutive days can be any of the following 7 combinations:(Monday, Tuesday)(Tuesday, Wednesday)(Wednesday, Thursday)(Thursday, Friday)(Friday, Saturday)(Saturday, Sunday)(Sunday, Monday)Out of these 7 possible outcomes, Sunday appears in exactly 2 combinations: (Saturday, Sunday) and (Sunday, Monday).Therefore, the probability of getting 53 Sundays is .

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In a leap year, the probability of getting Sundays is
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B
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