What is the probability that an ordinary year has 53 tuesdays
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Sweta Dhawan
Asked: 2 years ago2022-11-01T01:14:56+05:30
2022-11-01T01:14:56+05:30In: General Awareness
What is the probability that an ordinary year has 53 Tuesdays?
What is the probability that an ordinary year has 53 Tuesdays?
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We know that,
Probability of occurrence of an event
= \(\frac{Total\,no.of\,Desired\,outcomes}{Total\,no.of\,outcomes}\)
An ordinary year has 365 days i.e. it has 52 weeks + 1 day. So, there will be 52 Tuesdays for sure(because every week has 1 Tuesday)
So, we want another Tuesday that to from that 1 day left(as there is only one Tuesday left after 52 weeks)
This one day can be, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Of these total 7 outcomes, the desired outcome is 1, i.e. Tuesday
Therefore, the probability of getting 52 Tuesdays in an ordinary year = \(\frac{1}{7}\)
Conclusion: Probability of getting 53 Tuesdays in an ordinary year is \(\frac{1}{7}\)