Question

If you randomly select a card from a well-shuffled standard deck of 52 cards, determine the probabilitythat the card you select is not a 6.a) Write your answer as a reduced fraction.b) Write your answer as a decimal, rounded to the nearest thousandth.c) Write your answer as a percent. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent as needed.

Answer 1

The probability that a card selected at random is not a 6 is:

a. 12/13

b. 0.923

c. 92.3

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 6's in a well-shuffled deck of cards.

The probability that a card selected at random is not a 6 is:

1 - (The probability that it is a 6)

= 1 - 4/52

= 12/13

b. As a decimal, we have 0.923

c. As a percentage, we have 92.3%