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The probability that a leap year contains 53 Modanys and 53 Tuesdays is

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a

57

b

17

c

37

d

27

answer is A.

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The number of days in a leap year is 366

Leap year have 52 weeks and 2 more days

To have 53 Mondays and 53 Tuesdays in a leap year, the extra two days must be Monday and Tuesday

The possibiliites are S=Sun,Mon,Mon,Tue,Tue, Wed,           Wed,Thu,Thu,Fri,Fri,sat,Sat,Sun

hence, nS=7

The number of favorable cases to the evennt of getting two days must be Monday and Tuesday is 1:Mon,Tue

Therefore,the probability that a leap year contains 53 Modanys and 53 Tuesdays is 17 

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