Question

Compute the probability distribution of getting a diamond when a card is drawn from a shuffled pack of 52 cards.

Answer 1

The formula to calculate the probability is:

`P=\frac{favorable\text{ cases}}{\text{total number of cases}}`

In a deck of 52 cards, 52 is the total number of cases.

And since there are 13 diamond cards in a deck, 13 is the number of favorable cases.

Thus the probability of getting a diamond card is:

`(13)/(52)`

To complete the problem and complete the probability distribution, find the probability of not getting a diamond card:

-Because there are 13 diamond cards, 52-13 is the number of cards that are not diamond cards:

`52-13=39`

using again the probability formula, the probability of not getting a diamond card is:

`(39)/(52)`

Answer:

`(13)/(52),(39)/(52)`