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At a town fair, for one of the game booths contestants pick a single card from a standard deck, and payouts are based on the cards chosen. Find the probability of your card, there are no replacements a 2 or an ace

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Answer:

0.1538

Step-by-step explanation:

An standard deck has 52 cards. From the 52 cards there are four 2 and four aces. So there are 8 cards that are a 2 or an ace. Then, the probability will be equal to:

P = 8/52 = 0.1538

So, the answer is 0.1538

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