Question

Paul went to a blackjack table at the casino. at the table, the dealer has just shuffled a standard
deck of 52 cards.
paul has had good luck at blackjack in the past, and he actually got three blackjacks with kings in a
row the last time he played. because of this lucky run, paul thinks that kings are the luckiest card.
the dealer deals the first card to him. in a split second, he can see that it is a black card, but he is
unsure if it is a king.
what is the probability of the card being a king, given that it is a black card? answer choices are
in a percentage format, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Using it's concept, it is found that there is a 8% probability of the card being a king, given that it is a black card.

What is a probability?

A probability is given by the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In a standard deck, there are 26 black cards, of which 2 are kings, hence the probability is given by:

p = 2/26 = 0.0769 = 7.69%.

Rounded to the nearest whole number, 8% probability of the card being a king, given that it is a black card.

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