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Question: The probability that there will be 53 Sundays in a leap year is...

The probability that there will be 53 Sundays in a leap year is

A

1/7

B

3/7

C

2/7

D

½

Answer

2/7

Explanation

Solution

1 leap year = 366 days

= 52 week + 2 days.

The possible ways for 2 days are,

S = {(sun, Mon), (Mon, Tue), (Tue, Wed), (Wed, Thu), (Thu, Fri), (Fri, Sat), (Sat, Sun)}

P(5) = 27\frac { 2 } { 7 }