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Q.

A draws a card from a pack of n cards marked 1,2, ..., n. The card is replaced in the pack and B draws a card. Then the probability that A draws a higher card than B is

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a

(n+1)/2n

b

1/2

c

(n-1)/2n

d

none of these

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

If A draws card higher than B, then the number of favorable cases is (n - 1) + (n - 2) +... + 3 + 2 + 1 (as when B draws card number 1, then A can draw any card from 2 to n and so on). Therefore, the required probability isn(n−1)2n2=n−12n
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