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Shuffle a deck of cards and turn over the first card. What is the probability that the first card is a heart

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Answer:

1/52

Explanation:

If you shuffle a deck of cards and ask a friend to guess what the first card you turn over will be, his or her chance of guessing it right is 1/52 since there are 52 possible cards. If you do the same with the second card, his or her chances get better: 1/51.

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