Question

Suppose one card is drawn at random from a standard deck.
Answer each part. Write your answers as fractions.

(a) What is the probability that the card drawn is a seven?

(6) What is the probability that the card drawn is a diamond?

(c) What is the probability that the card drawn is a seven or a diamond?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 4 cards out of 52 will be seven, therefore 4/52 = 1/13

b) 13 cards out of 52 will be diamonds, therefore 13/52 = 1/4

c) 13 diamonds, and 3 seven (1 seven already diamond), therefore 16/52 = 4/13

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