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What is the probability of having exactly 52 sundays in a non leap year . . .

Question : What is the probability of having exactly 52 Sundays in a non leap year?

Doubt by Divya

Solution : 

In a non leap year, there are 365 days which can be divided as 52 Full Weeks + 1 Additional day.

This one extra days could be 
1.) (Mondyay)
2.) (Tuesday)
3.) (Wednesday)
4.) (Thursday)
5.) (Friday)
6.) (Saturday)
7.) (Sunday)

Total Possible outcomes = 7

In order to have 52 sundays, this extra day should not be (Sunday)

So, favourable outcomes = {(Mondyay), (Tuesday), (Wednesday), (Thursday), (Friday), (Saturday)}= 6

P(52 sundays in a non-leap year) = 6/7