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Use the deck of 52 standard playing cards to answer the question.

Use the deck of 52 standard playing cards to answer the question.-example-1
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Given:

A deck of 52 playing cards is given.

Required:

Probability of selecting a number card, a red card and an ace.

Answer:

There are 40 number cards.

Therefore, probability of selecting a number card=


(1)/(40)

There are 26 red cards.

Therefore, probability of selecting a red card=


(1)/(26)

The probability of selecting an ace =


(1)/(52)

Final Answer:

The Probabilities of selecting a number card, a red card and an ace are,


(1)/(40),(1)/(26),(1)/(52)

respectively.

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