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19 Feb 2008 20:04:41 IST

Subject: Re:If a leap year is selected at random , what is the probability that it has 53 tuesdays?

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every day comes atleast 52 times in a year and 2 days are still left

so the 2 days can be

mon&tue

tue&wed

wed&thurs

thurs&fri

fri&sat

sat&sun

sun&mon

so for 1 extra tuesday

favourable cases=2

probability=2/7

.........................is the answer correct

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