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The February page of a leap year is shown. If a leap year is picked at random, what is the probability that it has 53 Sundays?

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  • A1/2
  • B2/7
  • C1/7
  • D3/7

Step-by-Step Solution

A leap year has 52 weeks + 2 days. The two extra days are one of 7 equally likely pairs: (Sun, Mon), (Mon, Tue), …, (Sat, Sun). Sunday appears in 2 of them, so the probability is 2/7. (1/7 is the answer for an ordinary year.)
Answer: B) 2/7

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